mealtime

Everyday

A time of day when people eat a meal, such as breakfast, lunch or dinner. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and health lessons: family mealtimes, no phones at mealtimes, good manners at mealtimes. In timetables: mealtimes are fixed times. Phrases: at mealtimes, family mealtime.

Examples

• We don't watch TV at mealtimes. tree →
• Mealtimes in our house are noisy and fun. tree →
• The dog always waits by the table at mealtime. tree →
• Wash your hands before mealtimes. tree →
• At camp, mealtimes were at eight, twelve and six. tree →
• Gran says mealtime is family time. tree →

Note

One word (mealtime). Countable. In maths time problems, mealtimes are clock times, e.g. if lunch is at 12:30 and lasts 45 minutes, it ends at 13:15 (1:15 pm).