afternoons

American  

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

adverb

1. in or during any or every afternoon.

   He slept late and worked afternoons.

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afternoons British  

/ ˌɑːftəˈnuːnz /

adverb

1. informal during the afternoon, esp regularly

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Etymology

Origin of afternoons

1895–1900, afternoon + -s 1

Example Sentences

On Saturday afternoons, when they were freed from the language, Berlin and a few others joined the Youth Patrol.

From Literature

I know he often goes there to watch Jeopardy! and play cribbage with some of the other residents in the afternoons.

From Literature

In the afternoons, Lichtenberg takes time to talk with academics and researchers who are sources for his stories.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Boys Of Dungeon Lane was inspired by his childhood in post-war Liverpool, and named after a road in Speke that leads to the Mersey shore, where the young McCartney would spend afternoons bird-watching.

From BBC

The inquest heard Clements was employed after Madison had suffered difficulties sleeping in the afternoons.

From BBC