lunchtime

noun

lunch·​time ˈlənch-ˌtīm 

: the time at which lunch is usually eaten : noon

Synonyms of lunchtime

• noon
• midday

Examples of lunchtime in a Sentence

It was nearly lunchtime when we got there.

They enjoyed the lunchtimes they spent together.

Recent Examples on the Web

Hope was not in short supply across a city that began drinking from lunchtime and refused to stop. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026

The Audio Feed free lunchtime concert series, organized by the Hartford Business Improvement District, returns this week. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

The shop is also a delicatessen serving up lunchtime classics. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026

Isolated showers and storms develop around lunchtime for Broward and Miami-Dade and will continue to grow more widespread heading into the late afternoon and early evening hours. — Shane Hinton, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lunchtime

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime
• noontime