noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈlʌnt͡ʃtaɪm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A break in work or school to eat lunch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
It's almost lunchtime, so I think I'll finish up later this afternoon.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he observed a regular lunchtime
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lunch period
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mealtime
History
Etymology
From lunch + time.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَقْتُ الْغَدَاء
(waqtu l-ḡadāʔ)
— time or hour for lunch
Bashkir:
төш
(töş)
— time or hour for lunch
Chickasaw:
tabookoli
— time or hour for lunch
Chinese Mandarin:
午餐時間 /午餐时间
(wǔcān shíjiān)
— time or hour for lunch
Finnish:
lounasaika
— time or hour for lunch
French:
heure du déjeuner
— time or hour for lunch
German:
Mittagszeit
— time or hour for lunch
German:
Mittagspause
— time or hour for lunch
Hungarian:
ebédidő
— time or hour for lunch
Irish:
am lóin
— time or hour for lunch
Italian:
ora di pranzo
— time or hour for lunch
Japanese:
昼時
(hirudoki)
— time or hour for lunch
Japanese:
ランチタイム
(ranchitaimu)
— time or hour for lunch
Korean:
점심시간
(jeomsimsigan)
— time or hour for lunch
Norwegian Bokmål:
lunsjtid
— time or hour for lunch
Norwegian Nynorsk:
lunsjtid
— time or hour for lunch
Polish:
pora obiadowa
— time or hour for lunch
Russian:
обе́д
(obéd)
— time or hour for lunch
Swedish:
lunchtid
— time or hour for lunch
Turkish:
öğle arası
— time or hour for lunch
Turkish:
öğle tatili
— time or hour for lunch
Urdu:
ظُہْرانَہ
(zuhrāna)
— time or hour for lunch
