- a brief sleep during the day, taken for the desired effect of improving one’s alertness and ability to work efficiently throughout the remainder of the day: The only thing I have left to do before the presentation is to take a 20-minute power nap.
- to take a brief sleep during the day in order to improve one’s alertness and ability to work efficiently throughout the remainder of the day: Since he started power napping, his midafternoons have become much more productive.
- a short sleep taken during the working day with the intention of improving the quality of work later in the day
