lunchtime

noun

lunch·​time ˈlənch-ˌtīm How to pronounce lunchtime (audio)
: the time at which lunch is usually eaten : noon

Examples of lunchtime in a Sentence

It was nearly lunchtime when we got there. They enjoyed the lunchtimes they spent together.
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But since that long-ago lunchtime chat, Johnson says, advances in cell biology and in computer science have fundamentally shifted the prospects of someday having a virtual cell. Veronique Greenwood, Time, 14 Oct. 2025 The steady rain began around lunchtime Monday, hitting the North Bay first and working its way south. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 Ironically, within two days, one of the stormtroopers would go down to the pub during lunchtime, and there’d be tabloid people offering five or 10 pounds for any news. Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025 Specialties include breakfast omelettes, lunchtime salads and thin-crust pizzas and dinner entrées including spicy tuna crudo bruschetta and short rib ragu, as well as house tiramisu and cannoli desserts. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lunchtime

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lunchtime was in 1859

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“Lunchtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunchtime. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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