meal break
Pause for food
A meal break is a scheduled pause during work or an activity for eating.
Labor laws often mandate meal breaks of a specific duration—typically thirty minutes to an hour—for shifts exceeding a certain length.
She used her meal break to run errands.
Distinguished from shorter rest breaks, which don't allow time for a full meal.
- lunchMidday meal
- lunch hourMidday work recess
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- recessPause in activity
- fifteen minutesFourth of an hour
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- travel stopsrest stop, pit stop, stopover, layover, waystation
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Scheduled time for labor
overtime · crunch time · work shift · shift · active duty
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Short work intermission
smoke break · bathroom break · stretch break · rest break · mental break
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