mealtime
noun
the usual time for a meal.
mealtimes
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pluralof mealtime.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Screens should be particularly avoided at mealtimes and in the hour before bed, according to the guidance.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Kouki said he likes using his phone to watch Japanese baseball highlights, but the family now shuns screens during mealtimes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Detainees were being served food on paper clam-shell to-go boxes, rather than regular trays, a staffer said, because the facility lacked employees to wash up at the end of mealtimes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
The papal electors self-segregate at mealtimes by sitting with their own countrymen.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2024
We see each other in passing on the Ranch, and some entire days go by where I don’t see her beyond mealtimes in the caf.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
