midafternoon

[ mid-af-ter-noon, -ahf- ]

/ ˈmɪdˌæf tərˈnun, -ˌɑf- /

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

occurring in or pertaining to midafternoon: a midafternoon nap.

Origin of midafternoon

First recorded in 1895–1900; mid- + afternoon

In midafternoon we actually felt the detonation of two bombs a couple of miles away.

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By midafternoon, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, nearing 14,100, was in spitting distance of a record-setting close.

Why Wall Street Is Ignoring the Arrival of the Sequester |Daniel Gross |March 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It was midafternoon when she finally got back to her apartment.

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Roughly 600 refugees fled across the border by midafternoon as the military operation continued.

Syrian Military Storms Town |Babak Dehghanpisheh |June 23, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Served with a café au lait, this is the perfect snack for breakfast, brunch, midafternoon, at midnight… basically any time.

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A clock in a village church tower struck three, and the midafternoon traffic thickened and converged upon the bridge.

Detectives, Inc. |William Heyliger
However, he held out longer than she thought he could, and it was past midafternoon when he finally came.

We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run |James Arthur Kjelgaard
In midafternoon they paused beside another mountain stream to rest and bathe their weary feet.

Slim Evans and his Horse Lightning |Graham M. Dean
The sun was hot and by midafternoon Matti was feeling faint with hunger and fatigue.

Mighty Mikko |Parker Fillmore
Or that she went out to the garage at any time before the police arrived, which was in midafternoon?

Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy