Mongo Beti, Perpetua and the Habit of Unhappiness (trans. When used as a verb brake carries such meanings as “to operate or manage a brake especially, to apply the brake on a vehicle,” and “to become checked by a brake.”Įssola had not been taken by surprise when his neighbour braked so suddenly and had prepared for it by gripping his seat. Beti Mongo, King Lazarus, 1970 Meaning and Usage of 'Brake' as a Verb Dominic Chola Mulaisho, The Smoke That Thunders, 1979īeing rather a coward and less angry than he pretended, he was careful to put the brakes on, so to speak, before the two old men and his mother came in front of his target. As a noun it has such meanings as “a device for arresting or preventing the motion of a mechanism usually by means of friction” or “something used to slow down or stop movement or activity.” Meaning and Usage of 'Brake' as a Nounīrake is frequently used in the sense of slowing or stopping movement. However in cases such as brake and break the two words not only sound identical, they happen to look very similar, and occupy the same parts of speech. In some cases, as with seller & cellar, or eight & ate, the spelling differences can aid in distinguishing between them, and in others (as with beet & beat) the fact that they are different parts of speech may help. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Homophones are tricky little things for many people. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account Adams noted at the time that “while most people have a break room to rest while at work, app-based food delivery workers do not.” Mayor Eric Adams in October announced an initiative that will create hubs for delivery workers, turning empty spaces like vacant newsstands into rest areas. The city has also vowed to give delivery workers a respite. Chick-fil-A is private and doesn’t publicly share sales figures. “The food delivery community is an extension of the same experience Chick-fil-A restaurants provide our guests, and an increasingly significant part of the business,” Joe Saracino, SVP of brand strategy, advertising and media, said in a statement. Chick-fil-A is meticulous about maintaining service standards, and it’s important to the brand that customers are greeted with a smile. Now, dining rooms are back open - but customers are still interested in delivery, so many restaurants are still offering the service.įor Chick-fil-A, caring for delivery workers is also a way to protect the brand’s reputation. Restaurants that had previously held off started offering the service, and others made their delivery offerings more robust. In Manhattan, Chick-fil-A said, most of last year’s Chick-fil-A delivery orders were made during the winter and the company hopes the room will give workers a place to warm up and rest during the cold months.Įarly in the pandemic, delivery was a lifeline for restaurants, which closed their dining rooms due to Covid-19 restrictions. It’s also a community with a difficult job, especially in cities like New York where many delivery workers use bikes to do their jobs, leaving them exposed to the elements in bad weather. “For Chick-fil-A, the food delivery community has become an increasingly important part of each restaurant’s business,” the company said in a statement Wednesday. The Brake Room, in New York City, opens Thursday.
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