coffee time
Mid-morning work pause
Coffee time is a designated break for drinking coffee, typically mid-morning or mid-afternoon in workplaces or social settings.
The phrase emphasizes the ritual pause rather than the beverage itself: It's coffee time—let's take fifteen minutes.
In some cultures, coffee time is a fixed institution; in others, it's informal shorthand for any brief respite from work.
- breakInterrupt continuity
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- morningDay's early hours
- espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
- latteEspresso with steamed milk
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- morningmorning, sunrise, daybreak, dawn, mid-morning
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
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High-pressure final stretch
work hours · on the clock · deadline · work mode · overtime
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Midday work recess
dinner time · lunch break · mealtime · supper time · supper
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Predinner drinking period
happy hour · nightcap · last call · wine o'clock · bedtime
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