Mealtime
noun
The regular time when a meal is eaten.
She doesn't allow her children to watch television during mealtime.
Often appears as...
- breakfast mealtime
- lunch mealtime
noun
The process of eating a meal.
Mealtime can be an opportunity for family to spend quality time together.
Often appears as...
- mealtime conversation
- peaceful mealtime
noun
The regular time when a meal is eaten.
She doesn't allow her children to watch television during mealtime.
Often appears as...
- breakfast mealtime
- lunch mealtime
noun
The process of eating a meal.
Mealtime can be an opportunity for family to spend quality time together.
Often appears as...
- mealtime conversation
- peaceful mealtime
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
Native speakers may have fixed mealtimes or flexible schedules, influenced by culture or personal habit.
In Spain, lunchtime, the main mealtime, is later than in many other countries, often starting around 2 pm.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Schedules
Some contexts, like schools or workplaces, have fixed mealtimes where everyone eats at the same time.
Our school's lunch mealtime is strictly from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Pro Tip 3/3Planning Reference
Use 'mealtime' when planning your daily schedules or discussing the best time to meet or perform activities.
Let's meet before mealtime, around 11:30 am.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
Native speakers may have fixed mealtimes or flexible schedules, influenced by culture or personal habit.
In Spain, lunchtime, the main mealtime, is later than in many other countries, often starting around 2 pm.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Schedules
Some contexts, like schools or workplaces, have fixed mealtimes where everyone eats at the same time.
Our school's lunch mealtime is strictly from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Pro Tip 3/3Planning Reference
Use 'mealtime' when planning your daily schedules or discussing the best time to meet or perform activities.
Let's meet before mealtime, around 11:30 am.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Variance
Native speakers may have fixed mealtimes or flexible schedules, influenced by culture or personal habit.
In Spain, lunchtime, the main mealtime, is later than in many other countries, often starting around 2 pm.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Schedules
Some contexts, like schools or workplaces, have fixed mealtimes where everyone eats at the same time.
Our school's lunch mealtime is strictly from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Pro Tip 3/3Planning Reference
Use 'mealtime' when planning your daily schedules or discussing the best time to meet or perform activities.
Let's meet before mealtime, around 11:30 am.
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Video examples
The history of the world...
The abundance of prey in rodent-infested granaries drew in these typically solitary animals. And as the wildcats learned to tolerate the presence of humans and other cats during mealtime, we think that farmers likewise tolerated the cats in exchange for free pest control.
Video examples
Baby Crocs Hone Hunting...
feet long but for the next year or so these little guys will stick with their father for protection there's safety in numbers and safety with dad when it comes to mealtime though they're on their own
Video examples
The history of the world...
The abundance of prey in rodent-infested granaries drew in these typically solitary animals. And as the wildcats learned to tolerate the presence of humans and other cats during mealtime, we think that farmers likewise tolerated the cats in exchange for free pest control.
Video examples
Baby Crocs Hone Hunting...
feet long but for the next year or so these little guys will stick with their father for protection there's safety in numbers and safety with dad when it comes to mealtime though they're on their own
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Adam Mansbach
American Author
A holiday vacation can mean sampling all kinds of new cuisine - whether it's Uncle Joe's award-winning chili or the exotic flavors of Nepal. If your little ones are fussy, be sure to ease mealtime hassles by bringing along a supply of the familiar foods they're accustomed to rejecting at home.
Quote examples
Jewel
American Musician
I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.
Quote examples
Charlene Tilton
American Actress
When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.
Quote examples
Adam Mansbach
American Author
A holiday vacation can mean sampling all kinds of new cuisine - whether it's Uncle Joe's award-winning chili or the exotic flavors of Nepal. If your little ones are fussy, be sure to ease mealtime hassles by bringing along a supply of the familiar foods they're accustomed to rejecting at home.
Quote examples
Jewel
American Musician
I think family mealtime is really important. There's a lot of research that shows kids are going to do better in school and have more self-esteem if you can all sit down and eat together.
Quote examples
Charlene Tilton
American Actress
When we had the infamous mealtime scenes, food fights would inevitably develop.
Quote examples
Mason Cooley
American Writer
No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.
Example 1 of 4
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