afternoon

afternoon

/ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/

​the period of time from 12 o'clock in the middle of the day until about 6 o’clock in the evening

this/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon

in the afternoon In the afternoon, they went shopping.

on the afternoon of Where were you on the afternoon of May 21?

during the afternoon Heavy snow arrived during the afternoon.

She studies art two afternoons a week.

Come over on Sunday afternoon.

The baby always has an afternoon nap.

Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting?

The activities are split into morning and afternoon sessions.

I'm meeting him tomorrow afternoon.

As the afternoon wore on he began to look unhappy.

The afternoon sun shone full on her.

We spent the afternoon sitting by the pool.

You deserve an afternoon off.

the long sunny afternoons

Collocations

adjective

verb + afternoon

afternoon + verb

afternoon + noun

preposition

by afternoon

during the afternoon

in the afternoon

phrases

an/​the afternoon off