The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ERELONG
Etymology
Adverb
erelong (not comparable)
(archaic) Before long, soon.
Source: Wiktionary
Ere`long", adv.
Definition: Before the ere long. A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him. Spenser. The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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