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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They overwhelmed their visitors in the second half, with Amy Cokayne, Moloney-MacDonald and Jess Breach crossing over before Packer bagged her second of the afternoon.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Police believed Nick Reiner was the killer and tracked him into Los Angeles and arrested him that afternoon near Exposition Park.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Nvidia’s stock was up 4.3% and trading at more than $208 a share in Friday afternoon action.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

It’s a point Kinder Morgan co-founder Richard Kinder made on the company’s earnings conference call Wednesday afternoon.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

I was two or three lessons in when Russell showed up one afternoon.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Vocabulary lists containing afternoon

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