Meanings
plural tea breaks
- 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 Union1 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
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
Rhymes with tea break
Cite this entry
tea break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20break
“tea break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20break. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tea break,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tea%20break.
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