When using Toggl Track, what’s the best and most efficient way to record breaks, such as a lunch break?
Rick now I stop the running break. Create a new timer for my break. Stop that timer after the break is finished. The start a new time. This seems like a work-around and there must be an easier way.
(btw - I record my breaks so it shows up on the reporting and my clients see that I’m not charging them for breaks.)
That’s a great use case for tracking breaks separately, and the workflow you’ve described is actually the standard way to handle this in Toggl Track. There isn’t a dedicated break-tracking feature built in, so creating a separate time entry labeled something like “Break” or “Lunch” is the recommended approach.
To make it a bit smoother, you can use the description field to save a reusable entry. Once you’ve tracked a break before, it will appear in your autocomplete suggestions when you start typing, so you won’t have to set it up from scratch each time.
You can also use the Toggl Track browser extension or desktop app, which makes starting and stopping timers pretty quick with minimal clicks.
For reporting purposes, you could assign your break entries to a specific project (like an internal “Breaks” project) so they show up clearly in reports and your clients can easily see the distinction between billable work and non-billable time.
It’s not the most seamless experience, but that combination of autocomplete and a dedicated break project tends to be the most efficient workaround available right now.
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