this afternoon

idiom

: during the afternoon today
We went for a walk this afternoon.

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Setting the stage with soaring rhetoric is great, but is more impactful if conveyed with a few specifics to add to this afternoon’s To Do list. Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 Binoche at this afternoon’s Cannes jury press conference was asked by Al Jazeera English about the open letter that was released on the eve of the festival with signatures from more than 350 cinema world figures including Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and Javier Bardem. Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 13 May 2025 Now, the cardinals will prepare for this afternoon's procession to mark the beginning of the conclave. Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025 Investors are also looking ahead to this afternoon’s Fed rate decision. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for this afternoon

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“This afternoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20afternoon. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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