midafternoon

American

[mid-af-ter-noon, -ahf-] / ˈmɪdˌæf tərˈnun, -ˌɑf- /

noun

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

adjective

occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon.

a midafternoon nap.

Etymology

Origin of midafternoon

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + afternoon

Example Sentences

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U.S.-listed American depositary receipts were up 2.9% in midafternoon trading.

From Barron's

Buzz guessed that it was midafternoon when they found the road.

From Literature

Shares of Amex were down 3.5% in midafternoon trading Friday, more so a reflection of the company’s slight earnings miss than any concerns about revenue growth.

From Barron's

The stock fell by about 10% in midafternoon trading, and is on pace for its worst day since the January tech rout spurred by the success of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial-intelligence startup.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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