in the afternoon
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Meaning · English
between noon and evening
Literally: after the middle of the day
Register: neutral
Examples
The meeting began at five in the afternoon.Cuộc họp đã bắt đầu lúc 5 giờ chiều.
In the afternoon my pigeon returned with a serious injury.Buổi chiều con bồ câu của tôi về đã bị trọng thương.
Tatoeba sentence #22434 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “in the afternoon” mean?
between noon and evening Literally: after the middle of the day
Is “in the afternoon” formal or informal?
in the afternoon is generally neutral.