breakfast-time

C2+ Topic:Time
US /ˈbrɛkfəstˌtaɪm/ UK /ˈbrɛkfəstˌtaɪm/
noun Freq #551365

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the customary or appointed time for eating breakfast

    By breakfast-time the travelers had already covered ten miles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the customary or appointed... breakfast hour
Word family
Related forms breakfastmealtime

Etymology

A transparent compound of breakfast + time, also written as the open compound breakfast time.

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