Definition of lunchtime in English:
lunchtime
nounˈlʌn(t)ʃtʌɪmˈlən(t)ʃtaɪm
The time in the middle of the day when lunch is eaten.
at lunchtime they pulled into a lay-by for a picnic
as modifier the lunchtime television news
Example sentencesExamples
- By lunchtime at school, everything was the same.
- On our visit, early one Saturday lunchtime, the restaurant was almost full.
- But even when lunchtime came, she hadn't even been to the nurse.
- We started in eighth grade playing at lunchtime at our middle school.
- In some, people held anti-war meetings or left work to join local lunchtime protests.
- The workers plan to continue lunchtime protests and will wear black armbands at work to show they oppose privatisation.
- Yesterday's lunchtime concert wasn't without hitch - one piece began very badly.
- So Adrian was forced to spend his lunchtime thinking on his own, again.
- Make a note of the orchestra's Tuesday lunchtime concert at the same venue on August 10.
- Perhaps one day I'll find a reason to call in for a lunchtime sandwich.
- One lunchtime he came back late and a colleague had to cover for him.
- The earthquake struck at around lunchtime on the last full day of their holiday.
- As lunchtime neared, we moved the interview down to a seafood restaurant on Stearn's Wharf.
- The following lunchtime, they met at their usual table.
- If nothing else, you've at least learned of how I spend my lunchtimes.
- When lunchtime came Cassie sat where she usually did, under the tree reading.
- Then he said to the Americans that the ban would be gone by lunchtime.
- He spent all lunchtime chatting up girls at the library instead of planning our report.
- The walkouts and lunchtime protests by significant groups of workers are not mentioned.
- A mere glance down the lunchtime menu had my taste buds tingling in anticipation.
Definition of lunchtime in US English:
lunchtime
nounˈlən(t)SHtīmˈlən(t)ʃtaɪm
The time in the middle of the day when lunch is eaten.
as modifier the lunchtime television news
Example sentencesExamples
- On our visit, early one Saturday lunchtime, the restaurant was almost full.
- We started in eighth grade playing at lunchtime at our middle school.
- By lunchtime at school, everything was the same.
- The workers plan to continue lunchtime protests and will wear black armbands at work to show they oppose privatisation.
- He spent all lunchtime chatting up girls at the library instead of planning our report.
- The following lunchtime, they met at their usual table.
- In some, people held anti-war meetings or left work to join local lunchtime protests.
- So Adrian was forced to spend his lunchtime thinking on his own, again.
- Make a note of the orchestra's Tuesday lunchtime concert at the same venue on August 10.
- Perhaps one day I'll find a reason to call in for a lunchtime sandwich.
- If nothing else, you've at least learned of how I spend my lunchtimes.
- As lunchtime neared, we moved the interview down to a seafood restaurant on Stearn's Wharf.
- But even when lunchtime came, she hadn't even been to the nurse.
- Yesterday's lunchtime concert wasn't without hitch - one piece began very badly.
- One lunchtime he came back late and a colleague had to cover for him.
- When lunchtime came Cassie sat where she usually did, under the tree reading.
- A mere glance down the lunchtime menu had my taste buds tingling in anticipation.
- The earthquake struck at around lunchtime on the last full day of their holiday.
- The walkouts and lunchtime protests by significant groups of workers are not mentioned.
- Then he said to the Americans that the ban would be gone by lunchtime.