lunch hour

British  

noun

1. Also called: lunch break.  a break in the middle of the working day, usually of one hour, during which lunch may be eaten

2. Also called: lunch time.  the time at which lunch is usually eaten

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Example Sentences

Now, instead of standing 20 deep at a ticker, everyone is hunched over their own devices, getting quotes as well as analysis and advice, trading on their lunch hour or on a beach vacation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The lunch hour came and, sore and exhausted, I grabbed the Playmate cooler I’d borrowed from my father-in-law and plopped down on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times

Now her business, Casa Grande Cafe, has only one customer during the normally busy lunch hour, because farm workers have stayed home.

From BBC

“When I worked in an office, I'd take a 30 minute stroll during my lunch hour most days, typically along a busy road with lots of car pollution,” O’Meara said.

From Salon

It was lunch hour in La Soledad, the air punctuated with the rhythm of cumbia and salsa blaring from boom boxes.

From Los Angeles Times