Break

Break may refer to:

• Break (locksmithing)
• Recess (break), a general term for a period of time in which a group of people is temporarily dismissed from its duties
• Break (work), time off during a shift
  • Coffee break, a daily social gathering for a snack and short downtime practiced by employees in business and industry
• Annual leave (holiday/vacation), paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes
• Break (music), a percussion interlude or instrumental solo within a longer work of music
• Section break, in type setting
• Commercial break, in television and radio