late dinner
Delayed evening meal
A late dinner is an evening meal eaten later than the typical dinner hour, usually after 8 or 9 p.m.
The phrase often implies intention or circumstance rather than mere delay: We're planning a late dinner after the show.
What counts as late varies by culture—Mediterranean countries routinely dine at hours Americans would consider very late.
- supperEvening repast
- eveningLate day period
- mealOccasion for nourishment
- table for twoRestaurant seating for pair
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
snack · restaurant · reservation · after hours · candlelight · wine · dessert · lingering · romantic · takeout · hungry · kitchen · leftovers · microwave · room service · exhausted · workday · starving
- dinner timessuppertime, evening meal
- IberianSpain, flamenco, tapas, paella, bullfighting
- diningrestaurant, menu, waiter, servers, waitress
- eating habitsvegetarian, vegan, omnivore, carnivore, pescatarian