coffee breaks
Mid-shift caffeine respites
Coffee breaks are short pauses during work hours for refreshment, typically involving coffee or other beverages.
The practice emerged alongside modern office culture, institutionalizing brief respites from labor: The staff gathers in the break room for their morning coffee break.
The term sometimes extends to any short work interruption, whether or not coffee is involved.
- breaksSplits or pauses
- small talkPolite trivial conversation
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
- respiteShort pause from hardship
breather · recharge time · elevenses · interval · burnout prevention · camaraderie · lull · rest · stress relief · social bonding · midmorning · afternoon slump · employee morale · water cooler · water cooler chat · office gossip · intermission · halt
- office workdesk work, filing, desks, email, emails
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- work hourswork hours, overtime, office hours, work schedules, shifts
- relaxationrelax, naps, rest, calm, peaceful
- work habitspunctuality, attendance, productivity, professionalism, reliability
coffee breaksall-nighters
Work sessions without sleep
lunch hour · lunch breaks · lunch break · extended leave · vacation time
coffee breakscrunch time
High-pressure final stretch
grind · active duty · toil · hard labor · labor
break, coffee, coffees, barista, coffeehouse, coffeemaker, coffee's, coffeehouses, coffeemakers