seating time

noun

The allocated period of time in which customers at a restaurant are permitted to occupy a vacant table.

Meanings

nounseating time (countable and uncountable, plural seating times)

plural seating times

  1. countableuncountabledining; restaurants; dining; restaurantsThe allocated period of time in which customers at a restaurant are permitted to occupy a vacant table.
  2. countableuncountabledining; restaurants; dining; restaurantsThe approximate amount of time in which an occupied table at a restaurant is available for the next customer.
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APA

seating time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seating%20time

MLA

“seating time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seating%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seating time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seating%20time.

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