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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Stand up and stretch, walk around your cubicle, do bodyweight squats or push-ups against your desk, or go for a lunchtime stroll, Chris Kolba, PT, PhD, a physical therapist and sports medicine expert at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told Verywell. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 10 Feb. 2025 The rainfall was so intense that in one dramatic example, a mudslide caused an entire house to slip down a bank into the Russian River on Tuesday around lunchtime, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 In 2007, shortly after lunchtime on a Tuesday, a docile coyote wandered into a Quiznos submarine sandwich shop in the Loop through a door that had been left propped open. Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025 Hobbs, meanwhile, will leave her slot from mid-morning to lunchtime on weekdays and return to the station with a new show later in spring. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 9 Jan. 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 27 Feb. 2025.

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