noon

[US]/nuːn/
[UK]/nun/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. midday; the time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky; the peak of something

Phrases & Collocations

at noon

high noon

Example Sentences

noon meals; noon meetings.

Be here at noon without fail.

the high noon of her creativity.

they failed to meet the noon deadline.

the service starts at twelve noon .

Can you contrive to be at the station by noon?

At noon, the sun is high in the sky.

The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday.

the glaring light of high noon

the high noon of his quest for the presidential nomination.

a record run of 398 miles from noon to noon.

The goods will be delivered at noon tomorrow.

Can you guarantee to get these before noon?

The company will serve a meal at noon to all staff workers.

rooms must be vacated by noon on the last day of your holiday.

The din in the factory ends abruptly when the noon whistle sounds.

I was still in school then. Come at noon; I'll be ready then.

By noon, all 61 people were judged out of danger.

They were still active in their eighties. Before noon, the temperature shot into the eighties.

Real-world Examples

'At noon', because noon is always 12 p. m.

Source: Learn American pronunciation with Hadar.

It was just noon when I got back inside.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

Well, say, around noon? Is that OK?

Source: Hear England

Somehow, she had imagined it would remain broiling hot noon forever.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Of course, it gets dark in the winter in St. Petersburg about noon.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

I could smell the whiskey on Amy's breath. It wasn't even noon yet.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Withered leaves danced and whirled in the hot air of noon.

Source: Selected Poems of Tagore

So I should be home about noon tomorrow.

Source: Modern Family - Season 04

At noon, we had a picnic lunch in the sunshine.

Source: Model Essay for Full Marks in English Gaokao

She always eats her lunch at noon.

Source: New Concept English: British English Version, Book 1 (Translation)

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