midafternoon
[mid-af-ter-noon, -ahf-]
- the part of the afternoon centering approximately on three o'clock; the period approximately halfway between noon and sunset.
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- occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon: a midafternoon nap.
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Origin of midafternoon
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Examples from the Web for midafternoon
Contemporary Examples
In midafternoon we actually felt the detonation of two bombs a couple of miles away.
By midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, nearing 14,100, was in spitting distance of a record-setting close.
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
Roughly 600 refugees fled across the border by midafternoon as the military operation continued.
Served with a café au lait, this is the perfect snack for breakfast, brunch, midafternoon, at midnight… basically any time.
Historical Examples
At midafternoon the next day the reduction of Johnsonville began.
Ride Proud, Rebel!Andre Alice Norton
But about midafternoon, she seemed to rouse and come to herself and said she was hungry.
A Modern CinderellaAmanda M. Douglas
By midafternoon we had the conveyor speeds down thirty per cent.
Exploiter's EndJames Causey
It was midafternoon before Penelope returned to the clearing in the woods.
The Lone Ranger RidesFran Striker
The sun was hot and by midafternoon Matti was feeling faint with hunger and fatigue.
Mighty MikkoParker Fillmore