mealtime

[ meel-tahym ]

noun
  1. the usual time for a meal.

Origin of mealtime

1
First recorded in 1125–75, mealtime is from the Middle English word meeltyme.See meal1, time

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How to use mealtime in a sentence

  • From his earliest years he was studious in temper, and could with difficulty be drawn from his books, even at mealtimes.

    Shandygaff | Christopher Morley
  • In the dales of Yorkshire it used to be considered very inhospitable not to leave the door open at mealtimes.

  • At mealtimes, too, with inexorable punctuality he herded the family to the dining room.