good afternoon

American  

interjection

1. a conventional expression used at meeting or parting in the afternoon.

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good afternoon British  

1. a conventional expression of greeting or farewell used in the afternoon

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• good afternoon vs. good evening

Example Sentences

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good afternoon

Lawn bowls concludes with what could be a good afternoon for Scotland.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2022

He went to the mike and was brief: “I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am. And a very good afternoon to you all.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

Good morning, good afternoon and good evening to everyone reading.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2021

Vin Scully could have wished us all a very pleasant good afternoon, on national television.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2018

A little boy walking past wearing a pair of shorts with large holes that showed his dry-skinned buttocks greeted them and they had hardly responded good afternoon before they burst into more laughter.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie