| Play | Key Line | Modern Text | Original Text |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE I.ii.11 | Within this hour it will be dinner-time. | Within this houre it will be dinner time, |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.i.62 | ‘ 'Tis dinner-time,’ quoth I. ‘ My gold,’ quoth he. | 'Tis dinner time, quoth I: my gold, quoth he: |
| The Comedy of Errors | CE II.ii.56 | dinner-time? | dinner time? |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 II.iv.500 | That I will by tomorrow dinner-time | That I will by to morrow Dinner time, |
| Henry IV Part 1 | 1H4 III.iii.195 | Have thirty miles to ride yet ere dinner-time. | Haue thirtie miles to ride yet ere dinner time. |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.70 | We two will leave you; but at dinner-time | We two will leaue you, but at dinner time |
| The Merchant of Venice | MV I.i.105 | Well, we will leave you then till dinner-time. | Well, we will leaue you then till dinner time. |
| The Taming of the Shrew | TS IV.iii.184 | And well we may come there by dinner-time. | And well we may come there by dinner time. |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG I.ii.67.1 | Is't near dinner-time? | Is't neere dinner time? |
| The Two Gentlemen of Verona | TG II.i.161 | muse you, sir? 'Tis dinner-time. | muse you sir, 'tis dinner time. |