Taking a break 15 or 20 minutes before actual lunch break or whatever. This is a good way to not shock your system by easing into the break time. It's a good way to piss off the boss too, so always look like you're putting things away and cleaning up for Actual Break.

Pre-Break Week is the week before any holiday or vacation for school. It is usually filled with many tests and homework assignments. For reasons unknown, teachers gang up on students and try to cram any last minute work they forgot to give their students in the prior weeks.

When you break-up with someone before a relationship even starts.

A variable period of time immediately prior to study sessions when college students socialize informally. Such occasions typically include caffeinated beverages.