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coffee break

NOUN
pause from work
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Your Outlook or Slack status may switch to “away,” making you appear as inactive as if you were taking an extended coffee break.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

After a quick midmorning coffee break, Lira launches into his prep work shift, crafting goat cheese and red pepper empanadas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025

During the coffee break, he joined a small group discussing Pes’s presentation.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024

The designer brand boasts a strawberry milk printed crossbody, a coffee break tote, a silk tomato ketchup bandana, a snack pendant and gold-toned ketchup packet, fries and hot dog drop earrings.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2024

With their hoods up and their purposeless milling, Lazlo thought they looked like a pack of ghosts on coffee break.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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