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Teatime is an English word with synonyms like tea or meal. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Teatime in a sentence

Teatime meaning

The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).

Synonyms of Teatime

tea afternoon tea meal repast

Related words

Other words often associated with Teatime or its synonyms:

nutrition aliment nourishment victuals sustenance nutriment alimentation beverage occasion drinkable bush reception

Using Teatime

  • The main meaning on this page is: The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
  • Useful related words include: tea, afternoon tea, meal, repast.
  • In the example corpus, teatime often appears in combinations such as: at teatime, the teatime.

Context around Teatime

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

past 1× bbc 1×

Often after:

offerings 1× showdown 1× though 1× quiz 1×

Sentence patterns with Teatime

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

again at teatime just as 1× allow for teatime 1× among the teatime offerings 1× around teatime we share 1× big bbc teatime quiz it 1× dinner or teatime though perhaps 1× especially at teatime 1× far past teatime when he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a beetroot carrot 1× around teatime we 1× guimaraes will not 1× i knew a 1× is america ready 1× it is teatime 1×

Common sentence endings:

1955 until 1984 1× allow for teatime 1× church of bannow 1× especially at teatime 1× family weekend away 1× good quality cake 1×

Words around Teatime

Just before it in the word index:

teatern 2 teater 6 teatcups 5 teat 14 teaspoons 49 teaspoonful 3

Just after it in the word index:

teatrale 2 teatre 2 teatro 75 teatru 4 teats 14 teatsie 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 18 abai 18 abass 18 abatements 18 abdulfatah 18 abebe 18

Corpus analysis for Teatime

  • In this selection, "teatime" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, past, bbc, offerings, showdown and though stand out and add context to how "teatime" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include again at teatime just as and allow for teatime. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "teatime" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with teatime

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A post shared by TeaTime. (5 words)

It is teatime on our rainy family weekend away. (9 words)

Around teatime, we share a piece of very good quality cake. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Guimaraes will not be involved in the teatime showdown at the Vitality Stadium after picking up his fifth booking of the season in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Arsenal. (31 words)

He was a cheeky, bouncy, kind and popular boy, in the wrong place at the wrong time – on the back of a friend's bike, riding around a park at teatime. (31 words)

The radio was still on the same channel when I turned it on again at teatime just as Sunday Feature was beginning, introducing me to someone I knew nothng about. (30 words)

Question examples

Is America ready for a giant jam-bun president? it make a party out of teatime? (16 words)

Exclamation examples

The Watercress Company said: “These muffins are delicious for a celebratory festive breakfast, dinner or teatime, though perhaps leave off the frosting first thing in the morning! (27 words)

Example sentences (14)

A beetroot carrot chickpea wrap and a vegetable sausage roll are among the teatime offerings.

Guimaraes will not be involved in the teatime showdown at the Vitality Stadium after picking up his fifth booking of the season in last weekend’s 1-0 win over Arsenal.

The radio was still on the same channel when I turned it on again at teatime just as Sunday Feature was beginning, introducing me to someone I knew nothng about.

A post shared by TeaTime.

Around teatime, we share a piece of very good quality cake.

He was a cheeky, bouncy, kind and popular boy, in the wrong place at the wrong time – on the back of a friend's bike, riding around a park at teatime.

Is America ready for a giant jam-bun president? it make a party out of teatime?

It is teatime on our rainy family weekend away.

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The Watercress Company said: “These muffins are delicious for a celebratory festive breakfast, dinner or teatime, though perhaps leave off the frosting first thing in the morning!

I knew a Brit who lamented that American work schedules didn't allow for teatime.

The variety show was a teatime TV institution for nearly three decades, running from 1955 until 1984.

For a while there has been a 'granny rota' for the grandchildren, who make sure they are around more, especially at teatime.

It was far past teatime when he reached the ruined church of Bannow.

The programme was eventually replaced by the Alexander Armstrong -fronted Pointless as the big BBC teatime quiz (it had aired on BBC 1 for some yr previously).

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Common combinations with teatime

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "teatime" in a sentence?
An example: "A beetroot carrot chickpea wrap and a vegetable sausage roll are among the teatime offerings." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "teatime" from authentic English texts.
What does "teatime" mean?
Teatime means: The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
What are synonyms of "teatime"?
Common synonyms of "teatime" include: tea, afternoon tea, meal, repast.
How many example sentences with "teatime" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "teatime", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.