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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The menu has a Scandi feel, with a trolley of open sandwiches served at lunchtime and a la carte dishes including gravadlax with pickled cucumber salad, Swedish west coast salad with prawns, mussels and crab, and lemon and blueberry custard tart. Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026 Dexter in the newsagent conducts her daily creative ritual just after lunchtime. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026 In Philadelphia on Monday, lines were lengthy early in the morning, but fell to around 20-25 minutes at the Terminal D/E security checkpoint by lunchtime. Dan Snyder, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 The place was mostly empty an hour before lunchtime, and the floor managers told me that installing the robots needed to automate production would take months. Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 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 8 Apr. 2026.

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