tea break

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪk

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Noun

tea break (plural tea breaks)

1. (British, Australia) A short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk.
2. (Australia) A short rest break which an employee is entitled to take, shorter in duration than a lunchbreak
   • 2015 October 9, “Tea breaks - What are you entitled to?”, in Communication Workers Union‎^[1]:

     An employee who works between 3 and 5 hours on a day should be entitled to a paid tea break for rest.

   • 2022 December 31 (last accessed), “Meal time entitlements: can I take breaks?”, in Hireup‎^[2]:

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

Related terms

• coffee break
• teacake

Translations

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

• Arabic: اِسْتِرَاحَة f (istirāḥa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 茶歇 (cháxiē), 茶敘 / 茶叙 (cháxù)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: theepauze (nl) m or f
• Finnish: teetauko
• French: pause thé f
• German: Teepause f
• Russian: переры́в на чай m (pererýv na čaj)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can