Recess
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School Context
Primarily used to describe short breaks for students between classes or study periods. After third period, we have a twenty-minute recess.
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Work Intervals
Adults also call short breaks 'recess' but it's more common in formal or organized environments. The committee will take a recess before voting.
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Temporary Pause
Implies a temporary stop before activities resume, often used with 'take a' as in 'take a recess'. Let's take a recess and come back to this problem later.