afternoon
US /ˌæftɚˈnun/
Definition
the part of the day between noon and evening
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The client meeting has been rescheduled for Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
Collocations
- Easy in the afternoonindicating a state, position, or relationship within the afternoon
- Medium afternoon staff meetingdescribing afternoon staff meeting (the part of the day between noon and evening)
- Hard Friday afternoon production deadlinedescribing Friday afternoon production deadline (the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day)
- Very Hard late afternoon trading lulldescribing late afternoon trading lull (being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.