tea break

noun

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

Meanings

nountea break (plural tea breaks)

plural tea breaks

  1. AustraliaUKA short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk.
  2. AustraliaA 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.

    2015 October 9, “Tea breaks - What are you entitled to?”, in Communication Workers Union
    1 more example

    According to the SCHADS award, support workers are entitled to a paid 10 minute tea break for every four hours worked.

    2022 December 31 (last accessed), “Meal time entitlements: can I take breaks?”, in Hireup, archived from the original on 30 Dec 2022

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna short break from work

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic اِسْتِرَاحَة
  • اِسْتِرَاحَة (istirāḥa)a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
Chinese Mandarin 茶歇, 茶敘 /茶叙
  • 茶歇 (cháxiē)a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
  • 茶敘 /茶叙 (cháxù)a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
Dutch theepauze
  • theepauzea short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
Finnish teetauko
  • teetaukoa short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
French pause thé
  • pause théa short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
German Teepause
  • Teepausea short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
Russian переры́в на чай
  • переры́в на чай (pererýv na čaj)a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk
Turkish çay molası
  • çay molasıa short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

tea break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20break

MLA

“tea break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20break. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tea break,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20break.

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