dinnertime
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- noun
- /ˈdɪnərˌtaɪm/
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hora de la cena
- Families often gather around the table at dinnertime to share stories from their day.
- dinnertime rituals
And yeah, at dinnertime there are lots of lines.
- And yeah, at dinnertime there are lots of lines.
- It was about dinnertime and I read, read the pages that I did, and I just couldn't get through some of them.
Examples
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It's almost dinnertime, so we should start preparing the meal.
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"I think," said Isabel's mother after a brief moment, "it's getting on to dinnertime."
Fiction book (1998) -
And yeah, at dinnertime there are lots of lines.
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Two old white ladies came to our village late one day, just before dinnertime, at the beginning of the dry season.
Fiction book (2000) -
So we did that during dinnertime and ended up at the last possible restaurant.
Blog text (2) -
In a little bit, I'll put some white beans in there, and by dinnertime, we'll have some good eating, she said.
Fiction book (1997) -
Rituals at dinnertime promote conversation among all family members at the dinner table.
Academic text (1993) -
Family rituals centered around dinnertime help to create a functioning, confident unit.
Academic text (1993) -
We learned how to improvise and let dinnertime extend from mid-afternoon into early evening.
Blog text (18) -
Together we watched the young moms coping with the anguish of dinnertime.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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The usual evening time when people eat supper
How Informal
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Etymology
Dinnertime is simply the joining of dinner ('the evening meal') and time ('a moment or period'), so it means the usual time when people eat dinner. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a 'meal clock' that tells you when to sit down and eat.