tea break

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tea break

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noun tea breaks

Australia, UK A short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk.
Australia A short rest break which an employee is entitled to take, shorter in duration than a lunchbreak An employee who works between 3 and 5 hours on a day should be entitled to a paid tea break for rest.

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noun a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk

中文	茶歇 cháxiē, 茶敘 /茶叙 cháxù
Français	pause thé
Deutsch	Teepause
Русский	переры́в на чай pererýv na čaj
العربية	اِسْتِرَاحَة istirāḥa

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@misc{tea_break_2026,
  title = {tea break},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20break},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}