suppertime

See also: supper-time and supper time

English

Alternative forms

• supper time
• supper-time

Etymology

supper +‎ time

Noun

suppertime (countable and uncountable, plural suppertimes)

1. The time when supper takes place.
   • 2006, Charles Davis, Angel’s Rest, Don Mills, Ont.: MIRA Books, →ISBN, page 143:

     Lacy couldn’t spell good but in big pencil letters he wrote that he had to go downtown and would be back before suppertime.

2. The time when supper is ready.

Synonyms

• dinnertime

Coordinate terms

• lunchtime
• mealtime
• supper hour
• dinner
• dinner hour

Translations

all senses — see dinnertime