afternoons

American

[af-ter-noonz, ahf-] / ˌæf tərˈnunz, ˌɑf- /

adverb

in or during any or every afternoon.

He slept late and worked afternoons.

afternoons British

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːnz /

adverb

informal during the afternoon, esp regularly

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Etymology

Origin of afternoons

1895–1900, afternoon + -s 1

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afternoons

While the afternoons blazed, Tim sailed Melville’s waves of prose, alert to the rumble of an epic whale beneath their surface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Currently, large shops can only open in the afternoons between 13:00 and 18:00 BST.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

My wife and I watch the baby one or two afternoons a week at their house.

From MarketWatch ● May 4, 2026

Back in Chicago, I spent summer afternoons shopping for new school clothes or sipping iced mochas with Skye and Madi at my favorite café.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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