this afternoon

idiom

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

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Gauging interest, or lack thereof, in WBD will likely be a feature of CEO Q&As on conference calls this month and next as media companies kick off earnings season with Netflix first up this afternoon. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 Snow levels will start at around 6,000 feet, before rising to about 7,000 feet this afternoon. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Shares of Oracle dropped roughly 5% early Tuesday on that report, but have pared some of those losses this afternoon. Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025 The Detroit Tigers are back home for ALDS Game 3 today, assuming the weather clears up by this afternoon. Christian Romo, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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