before lunch

NOUN

morning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawn

STRONG

AM aurora cockcrow daybreak daylight dayspring forenoon morn morrow prime sunrise sunup

WEAK

after midnight ante meridiem before noon break of day breakfast time crack of dawn early bright first blush foreday morningtide wee hours

Antonyms

STRONG

darkness sunset

Example Sentences

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This is a patch you can install before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

England took six wickets before lunch to wrap up Australia's second innings for 349 with Travis Head slamming 170 and Carey 72.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

Fund managers lose more money than that on trading commissions before lunch.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

Overton got the breakthrough shortly before lunch, with Deep caught in the covers for 66, and Atkinson's wicket of Gill saw hopes of a fightback glimmer.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

It would lie about inside his blotter, and he would answer it weeks later, one Sunday morning in a hurry, before lunch, having come across it when he paid some bills.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

before lunch

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