lunchtime
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- noun
- /ˈlʌnʧˌtaɪm/
:
hora del almuerzo
- The cafeteria is usually crowded during lunchtime as students gather to eat and socialize.
- meal at lunchtime
- food at lunchtime
- lunchtime conversations
But first, it's lunchtime and it's a feast.
- But first, it's lunchtime and it's a feast.
- It's difficult to have classes at lunchtime, but it's OK.
- And of course, it's warmer at lunchtime and colder at midnight.
- Like it's lunchtime right now and I've just met myself.
- And then it became like before school lunchtime and after school.
- Well, pizza can't be pizza every morning, lunchtime and night.
- OK, I usually take a break around lunchtime.
- You had a little of this from George Shultz at his lunchtime talk.
- I went to my local KFC at lunchtime in East London and, and, and I went in.
- Speak the truth when you feel depressed, don't drink at lunchtime.
- So I mean, you know, you'd either made or lost money by lunchtime and that was pretty much it.
- No, there was a man that entered our school at lunchtime.
Examples
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Many employees prefer to take a walk at lunchtime to recharge before the afternoon meetings.
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On the day of engagement, generally at lunchtime, there was a simple ceremony at the bride's home.
Academic text (1998) -
It's difficult to have classes at lunchtime, but it's OK.
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So I will do it around lunchtime or just after lunch.
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"But your father will be back at lunchtime and he'll want something."
Fiction book (1992) -
Why do they always come at lunchtime?
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Parents appeared during lunchtime, ate school food, and even helped children appropriate produce from school gardens.
Academic text (2008) -
So it's lunchtime now and Caleb is eating.
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I went to my local KFC at lunchtime in East London and, and, and I went in.
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Something we've introduced recently is a lunchtime teaching event.
Synonyms
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A meal in the middle of the day
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The middle of the day around noon
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The time when people usually eat a meal
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A regular time during the day for eating lunch at school or work
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1.3
The middle of the day when the sun is highest
Idioms
- Offensive
A person who thinks they are very important but only a few people know them
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Morphology
Etymology
Lunchtime is made of lunch and time. Here lunch means a small meal at 'noon' and time means 'when', so lunchtime is the 'time when you eat lunch'.