tea break

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. 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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tea break British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

He forfeited the Oval Test between England and Pakistan in 2006 when the away side refused to return after the tea break having been penalised for ball-tampering by the umpires.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

As a truck rolls out of the Bhutanese bottling plant, operated by Veen Waters India, the 40-some line workers take a tea break along a short row of employee housing.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2023

The first continues until 10 a.m., pausing for Gandhi and his supporters to have a tea break and lunch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Some time around the tea break on day 4 he should be entering the nervous 90’s.

From The Guardian • Dec. 17, 2020

We didn’t have our tea break after the first week because tin was becoming scarce and the Captain was short on canned milk.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson