midafternoon

[ mid-af-ter-noon, -ahf- ]

/ ˈmɪdˌæf tərˈnun, -ˌɑf- /

the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.

occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon: a midafternoon nap.

Words nearby midafternoon

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + afternoon

In midafternoon we actually felt the detonation of two bombs a couple of miles away.
U.S. Planes are Blowing the Hell out of ISIS at Kobani, But …|Jamie Dettmer|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, nearing 14,100, was in spitting distance of a record-setting close.
Why Wall Street Is Ignoring the Arrival of the Sequester|Daniel Gross|March 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was midafternoon when she finally got back to her apartment.
Inside Tania Head’s Terrible 9/11 Lie: ‘The Woman Who Wasn’t There’|Robin Gaby Fisher, Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Roughly 600 refugees fled across the border by midafternoon as the military operation continued.
Syrian Military Storms Town|Babak Dehghanpisheh|June 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Served with a café au lait, this is the perfect snack for breakfast, brunch, midafternoon, at midnight… basically any time.
What to Eat: Mardi Gras|Cookstr.com|February 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
A clock in a village church tower struck three, and the midafternoon traffic thickened and converged upon the bridge.
Detectives, Inc.|William Heyliger
However, he held out longer than she thought he could, and it was past midafternoon when he finally came.
We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run|James Arthur Kjelgaard
In midafternoon they paused beside another mountain stream to rest and bathe their weary feet.
Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning|Graham M. Dean
The sun was hot and by midafternoon Matti was feeling faint with hunger and fatigue.
Mighty Mikko|Parker Fillmore
Or that she went out to the garage at any time before the police arrived, which was in midafternoon?
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy