The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
UNLOCKING
Verb
unlocking
present participle of unlock
Noun
unlocking (plural unlockings)
The act by which something is unlocked.
Source: Wiktionary
UNLOCK
Un*lock", v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. unl. See 1st Un-, and Lock, v. t.]
1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.
2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo. Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope. [Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PREMATURELY
(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”
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