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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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.
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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
Listen to this article This weekend is supposed to be the make or break time on if President Biden will continue his campaign.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
The ban will prohibit students from using cellphones throughout the school day, including during lunch and break time, according to CNN.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Disney is also accused of denying workers adequate break time and acting problematically in paying final wages to former workers who serviced hotels around the Disneyland theme park.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
At break time, the senior partner and men went into the men’s room.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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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
Listen to this article This weekend is supposed to be the make or break time on if President Biden will continue his campaign.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
The ban will prohibit students from using cellphones throughout the school day, including during lunch and break time, according to CNN.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Disney is also accused of denying workers adequate break time and acting problematically in paying final wages to former workers who serviced hotels around the Disneyland theme park.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2024
At break time, the senior partner and men went into the men’s room.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Break time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20time. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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