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noun Chiefly British.

an intermission from work, usually in the middle of the morning or afternoon, for a cup of tea, a snack, etc.

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Words nearby tea break

tea ball, tea basket, teaberry, tea biscuit, teabread, tea break, TEAC, tea caddy, teacake, teacart, teach

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How to use tea break in a sentence

We moved our onboarding process to a 100% virtual experience, and created online communities which included virtual tea breaks, yoga, pizzamaking classes and happy hours.
How Leena Nair, Unilever’s Head of HR, Sees the Future of Work in a Post-Pandemic World|Suyin Haynes|May 23, 2021|Time
This is the Mexico that U.S. college students would be wise to steer clear of on spring break.
Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The smell of grilled meat mixes with the exotic wafts of cinnamon tea served with a mush of sweet brown dessert.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I was already over forty, had hardly a nickel in my pocket and this was the biggest break in my life.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

This sultry ballad about break-ups and make-ups in the City of Angels is haunting stuff.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More|Marlow Stern|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Google itself has taken a break and put plans for mass production on hold.
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Were you ever arrested, having in your custody another man's cash, and would rather go to gaol, than break it?
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the Ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
If old Piegan Smith hadn't been sampling the contents of that keg so industriously he would never have made a break.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Janet might have said before leaving: "Tea had better not wait too long--Hilda has to be down at Clayhanger's at half-past six."
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett

British Dictionary definitions for tea break

tea break

noun

British a short rest period during working hours during which tea, coffee, etc is drunk

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