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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
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“If you drink a cup of coffee in the afternoon, it could keep you up all night,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later that afternoon, he collapsed in the street having suffered a cardiac arrest.

From BBC

I had a doctor’s appointment on Christmas Eve in the afternoon.

From MarketWatch

On Sunday afternoon, Guenther was among a volunteer crew helping to dig out mud from an older woman’s home.

From Los Angeles Times

Wind speeds are then predicted to pick up until Monday afternoon, with northeast winds of up to 40 mph and gusts of up to 65 mph.

From Los Angeles Times