brunchtime

brunchtime

English

Etymology

brunch +‎ time

Noun

brunchtime (countable and uncountable, plural brunchtimes)

1. The time at which brunch is eaten.
   • 1988, Peter Gold, Tibetan Pilgrimage

     Our brunchtime conversation was an animated exchange of such ideas.

   • 2001, Julie Sahni, Indian Regional Classics

     The English replaced the lentils with cooked or smoked fish, added herbs and cream sauce, and turned peasant fare into an elegant brunchtime delicacy.

   • 2007, Robert A Heinlein, Spider Robinson, Variable Star

     In a restaurant that never closes, in a ship with three shifts, it's always brunchtime. Or dinnertime.