(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.
(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically ten-minute, break from some activity.
“OMFG!! If Democrats win the House and Senate it will take ten years to prosecute him for all his crimes. He'll die and his ilk spawn will take over.”
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(US, Canada, informal) To take a short, typically five-minute, break from some activity.
(British, Australia) A short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk.
(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
(Australia) A short rest break which an employee is entitled to take, shorter in duration than a lunchbreak.
(Britain, informal) A short mid-morning break taken around eleven o'clock for a drink or light snack.