teatime

noun

tea·​time ˈtē-ˌtīm How to pronounce teatime (audio)
: the customary time for tea : late afternoon or early evening

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As part of the Relais & Chateaux collection, the rooms are luxurious, and a talented team of pastry chefs from three-Michelin-star kitchens prepare daily teatimes or teach pastry classes. Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024 Where to Stay: Reasonably priced and centrally located, Hôtel le Morgane offers clean, modern rooms, babysitting services, and a family teatime, as well as a children’s lounge during select holidays filled with games, books, and family-friendly movies. Kelley Manley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024 The resulting visit is a comedy of errors as Thatcher and her husband make one mistake after another, from disrupting the royal teatime to being utterly unprepared to go stalking around the muddy grounds in search of the stag to accidentally sitting in Queen Victoria’s sacred chair. Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2020 From enjoying teatime in London to taking in the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, the duo have shared their love story on social media. Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for teatime 

Word History

First Known Use

1727, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teatime was in 1727

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“Teatime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teatime. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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