midafternoon

See also: mid-afternoon

English

Alternative forms

• mid-afternoon

Etymology

From Middle English mid-afternon, myd-afternon, equivalent to mid- +‎ afternoon.

Noun

midafternoon (countable and uncountable, plural midafternoons)

1. The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.

   I'll be busy until midafternoon, but you can try my office around 3.

Synonyms

• none (obsolete)

Translations

middle of the afternoon

• Crimean Tatar: ekindi
• Finnish: iltapäivän puoliväli
• German: Nachmittagsmitte f (rare), Mitte des Nachmittags f
• Irish: ardtráthnóna m
• Romanian: mijlocul după-amiezii n
• Spanish: media tarde f (from around 3 to around 6)
• Turkish: ikindi (tr)