pudding time noun2 •(no longer used) Dinnertime, (pudding being formerly the dish first eaten).Jack was received with a hearty welcome by his uncle, for he came in pudding-time, and was invited to dinner; […] — 1841 •(no longer used) In the nick of time; critical time, just in time.17th century The Vicar of Bray When George in Pudding time came o'er, / And Moderate Men looked big, Sir,