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.
    • 1989 September 12, Daniel Goleman, “Feeling Sleepy? An Urge to Nap Is Built In”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      THE human body was meant to have a midafternoon nap, according to a new consensus among sleep researchers who are studying the biological rhythms of sleep and alertness.

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