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UK
/tˈiːtaɪm/
]
NOUN
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a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
How To Use teatime In A Sentence
- They looked as if they were in a film, and indeed many of them were on the teatime newsreels.
- So, if you are feeling generous, why not split it as a teatime treat with a pal? The Sun
- An appetite for the educated whimsy of a panel game at teatime can easily be sated by 11pm and it is certainly not likely to have returned by breakfast. Radio 4: The BBC won't hurt your beloved station | Vanessa Thorpe
- Salvation comes at teatime: then parents will be blaming each other for their exhaustion. Times, Sunday Times
- We went out with a packed lunch and came back at teatime. Times, Sunday Times
- The wizards at Ankh-Morpork's Unseen University are renowned for many things -- wisdom, magic, and their love of teatime -- but athletics is most assuredly not on the list. Free eBook: Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
- It is irresistible both as a teatime treat or as a fabulous end to a meal. Times, Sunday Times
- The teatime quiz will see three generations of families competing. The Sun
- And the partners hope the famous teatime treat will back on store shelves next month.
- Until teatime, yesterday was a day without parallel for Europe's golfers in the first major championship of the year.
