noontime
noun[U]
uk/ˈnuːn.taɪm/us/ˈnuːn.taɪm/12 o'clock in themiddleof theday;noon:
正午,中午Hefrequentstherestaurantat noontime.他经常中午去那家餐馆。
Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- arvo
- at the crack of dawnidiom
- happy hour
- high noon
- hour
- in broad daylightidiom
- in the dead of night/winteridiom
- night
- nocturnal
- nocturnally
- noon
- o'clock
- office hours
- the witching hour
- twilit
- workday
- working day
noontime
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈnuːn.taɪm/us/ˈnuːn.taɪm/happeningat orclosetonoon(= 12 o'clock in themiddleof theday):
They hadsoughtshelterfrom the noontimeheat.
Severaldozenpeopleattendedtheprivatenoontimegatheringat thehomeof thefamily.
- Theyprovidehotnoontimemealstoadultseniorcentresthroughoutthearea.
- Thousands ofjournalistspackedthe noontimenewsconferenceonSunday.
- They'recarefultoarriveby 11.30 a.m. toavoidthe noontimerush.
Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- arvo
- at the crack of dawnidiom
- happy hour
- high noon
- hour
- in broad daylightidiom
- in the dead of night/winteridiom
- night
- nocturnal
- nocturnally
- noon
- o'clock
- office hours
- the witching hour
- twilit
- workday
- working day