I will call you during the lunch break vs I will call you at lunch break

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'I will call you during the lunch break' implies the call will happen at some point within the lunch break's duration. On the other hand, 'I will call you at lunch break' suggests the call will happen precisely at the start or end of the lunch break.

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I will call you during the lunch break

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase indicates that the call will take place at some point within the duration of the lunch break.

Examples:

I will call you during the lunch break to discuss the project.
She always calls her mom during the lunch break.

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He's visiting during the lunch break so he can assassinate you.
During the lunch break, you can try freshly caught Gastein mountain trout.
It was an ordinary, pleasant afternoon in June 1990, during the lunch break, I was going out, walking next to a building.
Numerous restaurants and cafes are located in the immediate vicinity of the school, where students can eat during the lunch break.
During the lunch break several Members from different groups across the House came to me and gave a different interpretation to what I had said, stating that they had felt personally insulted and aggrieved by my remarks.
Generally speaking, here shops usually close during the lunch break, what doesn't happen in the other main shopping districts...:. The flow of shoppers and window shoppers is incessant - especially on Saturdays, when Via Paolo Sarpi really comes alive with its crowds.
She's such a good woman and with her husband in a Stalag but there were days, during the lunch break, when I saw her talking with a man.
Many students prefer to be independently mobile and rent a bicycle for the length of their stay. Sommertown is a lively area with many shops and restaurants, which attract crowds of students during the lunch break.
It will be possible then to book the treatments according to the own working hours, after work or during the lunch-break, in the day off and in the weekend.
Anyone who would like to help clean the gompa during the lunch breaks or help with the offering bowls, can speak to the gompa team: Kris, Liana, Roberta or Fabio.
Working during the lunch break means that I can not eat?
I will call you during my Layover in L.A., okay? No, don't.
Tell Lawrence to keep the lunch break short.
Before the lunch break will be provided for the presentation of the 2014 Mastergem.
So I will call you for lunch.
But I will call you next week.
I will call you for those Knicks tickets.
I will call you and check on you soon.
If you want, I will call you captain.
I will call you when the courier arrives.

Alternatives:

I will call you while you're on your lunch break.
I will call you when you're on your lunch break.
I will call you while at lunch.
I will call you when you're at lunch.

I will call you at lunch break

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase suggests that the call will happen precisely at the start or end of the lunch break.