- the period of time from 12 o'clock in the middle of the day until about 6 o’clock in the evening
- this/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon
- in the afternoon In the afternoon, they went shopping.
- on the afternoon of Where were you on the afternoon of May 21?
- during the afternoon Heavy snow arrived during the afternoon.
- She studies art two afternoons a week.
- Come over on Sunday afternoon.
- The baby always has an afternoon nap.
- Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting?
- The activities are split into morning and afternoon sessions.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- I'm meeting him tomorrow afternoon.
- As the afternoon wore on he began to look unhappy.
- The afternoon sun shone full on her.
- We spent the afternoon sitting by the pool.
- You deserve an afternoon off.
- the long sunny afternoons
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- this
- tomorrow
- yesterday
- …
- spend
- progress
- wear on
- snack
- tea
- heat
- …
- by afternoon
- during the afternoon
- in the afternoon
- …
- an/the afternoon off
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