Working toward building proper breaststroke time starts with separation drill and then slowly reducing the amount of time spent in separation. 

The goal is that the hands are extended, the eyes are down prior to the kick coming in and giving propulsion. We want to make sure that the front of the body is ready to accept the propulsion the legs are about to give. 

When you're practicing the separation drill, you may make a mistake. Every once in a while, like right there, it's not really separated. Ultimately, that is the stroke we want. So by learning to separate the two out and then slowly bringing them back together, we build the breaststroke again. 

The hands are extended. The head is down prior to the kick, giving its force. Start with a separation drill and slowly bring the two together again. And you're going to build a great breaststroke.

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Progress to regular breaststroke