break time
noun
: a scheduled time when workers stop working for a brief period
It's only five minutes until break time.
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The holiday season is make or break time, as the last two months of the year account for around 19 percent of annual sales for retailers (even more for some fashion retailers), according to the NRF.
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Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
After more than a year of break time as members ROSÉ, JENNIE, LISA and JISOO pursued solo projects, BLACKPINK finally reunited earlier in July for a global trek called the Deadline World Tour.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 July 2025
Instead of back-to-back hour-long meetings or Zoom calls, try 25- or 50-minute meetings that build in a bit of break time.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Simple measures like furnishing warm, naturally lit spaces for personal time and conversation during breaks — and protecting that break time — can make room for vulnerability in an otherwise sterile environment.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
And because of the federal PUMP Act, breastfeeding parents are entitled to break time and a private place to pump (that's not a bathroom).
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 31 July 2024
Jim Parsons took break time cues from Peter Sarsgaard.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2024
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Lauren Parker, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
After more than a year of break time as members ROSÉ, JENNIE, LISA and JISOO pursued solo projects, BLACKPINK finally reunited earlier in July for a global trek called the Deadline World Tour.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 July 2025
Instead of back-to-back hour-long meetings or Zoom calls, try 25- or 50-minute meetings that build in a bit of break time.
—William Arruda, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Simple measures like furnishing warm, naturally lit spaces for personal time and conversation during breaks — and protecting that break time — can make room for vulnerability in an otherwise sterile environment.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 3 Mar. 2025
And because of the federal PUMP Act, breastfeeding parents are entitled to break time and a private place to pump (that's not a bathroom).
—Joe Guillen, Axios, 31 July 2024
Jim Parsons took break time cues from Peter Sarsgaard.
—Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2024
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“Break time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20time. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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