after noon.
the period between noon and midnight.
Police Magistrate.
Prime Minister
Past Master (of a fraternity)
Paymaster
Postmaster
military Provost Marshal
(indicating the time period from midday to midnight) post meridiem See a.m.
post-mortem (examination)
See a.m.
First recorded in 2000–05
From Latin post merīdiem
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A succession of aftershocks followed, including one with a magnitude of 6.1 at 5:08 pm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
Britain's ITV television reported that its staff were messaging Widdecombe on Wednesday about a scheduled interview, with her last reply at 12.19 pm, after which she did not respond.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Three World Cup matches were slated for Friday in the US, including in Miami where Argentina and Cape Verde face off at 6 pm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Farther east, Italy's Lazio region, which includes Rome, on Monday approved rules limiting work in conditions "with prolonged exposure in the sun" between 12:30 pm and 4:00 pm.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
A Mass for the dead would be held daily at 6:00 pm until further notice.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Authorities had limited miracle-seeking hours between 7 a. m. and 5 p. m., then from 2 p. m. to 5 Pm.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Yeah, right, like I’ll believe that. You ain’t no eighteen. Pm sixteen and you’re not any older than me. You from Marin?”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The only thing Pm really worried about is the piano.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
Anyway, better go, before Pm sent a Howler myself.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
“What is it now? Perhaps you think Pm lying? Pm telling you, once and for all: nothing will happen to you! Nothing! You just like to wallow in your despair, you fools!”
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
It has said it will keep two roads open until 4:00 pm. to allow people to escape.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023
But you and your children don’t need to be up until 10 pm. every night emailing assignments.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2020
“Your presence is requested tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Career opportunities will be discussed. Best, ND.”
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2016
“Recess until 1 pm. Probably not the printer. Not an accident this happened when Sen. Mike Lee arrived. Can he fix printers?” tweeted Ben Ginsburg, a veteran Republican lawyer and RNC rules expert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2016
“It’s 2:46 pm. Couldn’t you have finished the day without getting in trouble?”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The Fed will announce a policy decision at 2 p.m.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
Women in the time-restricted eating group generally consumed food between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those in the time-restricted group generally ate between 10 a.m and 6 p.m. and made sure to stop eating four hours before bed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
A heat advisory is in effect for many areas until 8 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
At 3 p.m., those of us who signed up for the Rachel Carson Day trash removal project line up to board the bus that will take us to the cleanup site.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
Markets P.M. catches you up on the day’s most important markets moves, delivered after the closing bell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Later, the US president posted again - "Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time!" - an apparent extension of the deadline originally meant to expire on Monday, 6 April.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
"I am pausing the period of Energy Plant destruction by 10 Days to Monday, April 6, 2026, at 8 P.M., Eastern Time," Trump said on his Truth Social platform.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Hip-hop group Jungle Brothers sampled the track in their single "J. Beez Comin' Through" and so did R&B artist P.M.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
They’d had a son, James Michael Cramp, at 4:42 P.M.,
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Both the Bank of Canada and PM Mark Carney are warning the country’s marine terminals have fallen behind global peers in terms of shipping and efficiency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The PM said Baroness Casey's review should consider how to pay for a national care service, adding there needs to a system that becomes "highly integrated" with the NHS.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The report indicates that PM Takaichi is likely to instruct the Liberal Democratic Party to begin internal procedures, possibly as early as Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
No. His more severe sentence is unaffected by the new rules, whatever new timetable the PM decides on.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Nothing that bordered on the undisciplined or unorthodox was tolerated at PM.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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