midafternoon

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

noun

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

adjective

1. occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon.

   a midafternoon nap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of midafternoon¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + afternoon

Example Sentences

Dr. Hourani, who now heads Syria’s most important forensic laboratory, still leaves the lab at midafternoon each day for his other job in a private dental clinic.

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We reach our first stop, Verdun, France, by midafternoon.

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By midafternoon in Juneau, waters had receded and the flood threat had ended, local officials said.

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They were trying to return from popular Emerald Bay to their west side home in midafternoon when eight-foot swells swamped the boat, deadening the engine and capsizing the vessel off rocky Rubicon Point near D.L.

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By midafternoon, it appeared that the operation — if indeed one had been launched — had not been anywhere near as widespread as many had predicted.

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