lunchtime

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/ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/

noun

The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.

“It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.”

Similar
lunch period
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Meanings

nounlunchtime (countable and uncountable, plural lunchtimes)

plural lunchtimes · alternative lunch-time · alternative lunch time

  1. countableuncountableThe time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
  2. countableuncountableA break in work or school to eat lunch.

    It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe customary or habitual hour for eating lunch

Similar
lunch period
Broader
mealtime
Also see
breaktime

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lunch + time.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic وَقْتُ الْغَدَاء
  • وَقْتُ الْغَدَاء (waqtu l-ḡadāʔ)time or hour for lunch
Chinese Mandarin 午餐時間 /午餐时间
  • 午餐時間 /午餐时间 (wǔcān shíjiān)time or hour for lunch
Finnish lounasaika
  • lounasaikatime or hour for lunch
French heure du déjeuner
  • heure du déjeunertime or hour for lunch
German Mittagszeit, Mittagspause
  • Mittagszeittime or hour for lunch
  • Mittagspausetime or hour for lunch
Hungarian ebédidő
  • ebédidőtime or hour for lunch
Irish am lóin
  • am lóintime or hour for lunch
Italian ora di pranzo
  • ora di pranzotime or hour for lunch
Japanese 昼時, ランチタイム
  • 昼時 (hirudoki)time or hour for lunch
  • ランチタイム (ranchitaimu)time or hour for lunch
Korean 점심시간
  • 점심시간 (jeomsimsigan)time or hour for lunch
Norwegian Bokmål lunsjtid
  • lunsjtidtime or hour for lunch
Polish pora obiadowa
  • pora obiadowatime or hour for lunch
Russian обе́д
  • обе́д (obéd)time or hour for lunch
Swedish lunchtid
  • lunchtidtime or hour for lunch
Turkish öğle arası, öğle tatili
  • öğle arasıtime or hour for lunch
  • öğle tatilitime or hour for lunch
Urdu ظُہْرانَہ
  • ظُہْرانَہ (zuhrāna)time or hour for lunch
Cite this entry
APA

lunchtime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunchtime

MLA

“lunchtime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunchtime. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lunchtime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lunchtime.

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