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suppertime

suppertime

8 1.0
The usual evening time when people eat supper
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌpərˌtaɪm/
translation icon : hora de la cena
  • The family gathers around the table every evening at suppertime.
  • Suppertime comes
  • almost suppertime
  • home at suppertime

Examples

  • We passed Stock Island and drove into Key West about suppertime.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He'll most likely be back suppertime.

    My Darling Clementine (1946)

  • Well, about suppertime, I imagine.

    The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

  • Around suppertime, anyway, what used to be suppertime at High Point Farm.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I will see you at suppertime, Rose.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • It's almost suppertime: your mama will be wondering where you are.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • "If I'm not back by the time Papa and the boys get here, tell them I'll be here by suppertime.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • All right, but I don't expect him back till suppertime.

    Tea and Sympathy (1956)

  • I'm sorry, miss Gilly, is it suppertime already?

    The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)

  • If we don't get back by suppertime, they will send out a rescue expedition.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

dinner
vssuppertime
∞ 1.0

The main meal of the day, usually in the evening or at midday

is specifically the set evening time for a lighter evening meal
supper
vssuppertime
317 1.0

A light evening meal often shared with other people

is the usual scheduled evening time when that light meal is eaten
dinnertime
vssuppertime
37 1.0

The usual time in the evening when people eat dinner

is the scheduled evening time for a lighter evening meal

How Late

suppertime
8 1.0
teatime
  • UK
6 3.7

Surface Forms

suppertime singular
suppertimes plural

Morphology

suppertime = supper + time (transparent) = supper + time

A straightforward compound of 'supper' + 'time' meaning 'the time for supper', which learners can readily infer from its parts.

Etymology

Suppertime is made from supper (an 'evening meal') and time (a 'moment' or 'hour'). So it simply means the usual hour in the evening when people eat supper.