There wasn't enough time to eat breakfast.
'There wasn't enough time to have breakfast.
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While I am taking breakfast, I listen to the radio.
While I am having breakfast, I listen to the radio.
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have (your) breakfast ~lunch dinner (NOT eat/ take): 'We had dinner
in the hotel restaurant.'
have sth for breakfast lunch dinner etc: 'What did you have for lunch?'
Do not use eat unless you wish to emphasize the activity of eating.
Compare: 'We prefer to have dinner in the evening.' 'James always takes
a long time to eat his dinner
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