bio-break
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8.6
A short break to use the toilet or take care of personal needs
- noun
- /ˈbaɪoʊˌbreɪk/
- Informal
:
descanso biológico
- After discussing the project for an hour, he needed a bio-break before continuing.
Examples
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During the long flight, we took a short bio-break to stretch our legs and refresh ourselves.
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The other thing they fail to understand is the amount of business that gets done outside of the actual conference room when everyone is networking and discussing what they just learned during coffee and bio breaks.
Blog text (15) -
The team agreed to schedule a bio-break every hour to ensure everyone was comfortable.
Synonyms
break
vsbio-break
∞
1.0
A short rest from work or activity
is specifically an informal pause for bodily needs rather than any rest
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1.2
A short pause to use the toilet
is a more informal, playful word for the same pause
3.7
A short pause to use the toilet or have a brief rest
is more informal and focuses on biological needs rather than general rest
How Long
Surface Forms
bio-break singular
bio-breaks plural
Morphology
Etymology
Bio-break joins bio- and break. The bio- part means 'life' and you see it in biology, and break means 'pause'. So a bio-break is a short pause for 'life' needs, like using the toilet or getting a drink.