meal-time

At first it seems as if Mr. Kessler is leaning on Mr. Gilder a little too heavily — the chapter discussing Rule #2 about abundance is essentially an account of their meal-time discussion.

Rules For Radicals 2011

And the subjugation of meal-time to our commutes and our sitcoms eliminated the occasion for reflection upon and gratitude for the simple good of enjoying our food.

Kent Hayden, M.Div.: Reversing the Secularization of Eating M.Div. Kent Hayden 2010

They were the first to fall to at meal-time, the last to have a hand in the cooking; the first to dive for a slim delicacy, the last to discover they had added to their own another man's share.

In a Far Country 2010

"He was never late at meal-time before," she remarked.

THE UNEXPECTED 2010

Now and again, though afflicted with secret shame, he dropped in at his sister's at meal-time and ate as much as he dared — more than he dared at the Morse table.

Chapter 24 2010

Rising food inflation has meant cash-strapped consumers have been forced to pay more for meal-time essentials, boosting supermarket sales but choking discretionary spending on clothing, electrical items and other nonfood items.

Morrisons Sets Subdued Tone for U.K. Grocers Kathy Gordon 2012

Derek Chong , a professor of clinical neurology at Columbia, agrees that a person's circadian rhythm can play a major role in meal-time lethargy.

Countdown to a Food Coma Shirley S. Wang 2011

Next they gauged it several times daily, and learned that the diminution, whenever it occurred, was first apparent immediately after meal-time.

CHAPTER XXXII 2010

He had completed on that day the first instalment of three thousand words - much to the amusement of Jim, and to the open derision of Mr. Higginbotham, who sneered throughout meal-time at the "litery" person they had discovered in the family.

Chapter 9 2010

He still had recrudescence of geniality, but they were largely periodical and forced, and they were usually due to the cocktails he took prior to meal-time.

Chapter V 2010