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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Ronny Chieng: These are processes which have been developed over 25 years of making a show, and they’ve been refined constantly to the point where even lunchtime is optimized for comedy writing. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025 Sure enough, those with higher procrastination scores tended to choose a later lunchtime, even when there was no benefit to waiting. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 The study looked at 16 healthy individuals, most of whom were between 18 and 22 years old, who ate lean beef and white-meat chicken at lunchtime three times a week for eight weeks. Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Senior audience growth producer and one of my favorite lunchtime guests, Emily Broyles, gave the egg salad at Rhino her stamp of approval. Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 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 23 Aug. 2025.

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