afternoon

[af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-ter-noon, ahf-, af-, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnun, ˌɑf-, ˈæf tərˈnun, ˈɑf-, ˌæf-, ˌɑf- /

NOUN

period after 12 noon and before sunset

Synonyms

STRONG

siesta teatime

WEAK

P.M. cocktail hour post meridian

Example Sentences

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The stock was up 0.7% Wednesday afternoon, on pace to close at a record.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The sheer volume is so tough to manage that it may not open until the afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Police said, even early in their investigation, they had started to pick up on inconsistencies in Nix's story about what happened to Andrea on the afternoon of 6 June 1978.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Interim Orange County Fire Authority Chief TJ McGovern indicated in a Tuesday afternoon community meeting that evacuation zones might soon shrink further.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

All through the short winter afternoon they kept coming, the people who counted themselves Father’s friends.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Vocabulary lists containing afternoon

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