this afternoon

phrase

: during the afternoon today

We went for a walk this afternoon.

Examples of this afternoon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The White Sox are up 1-0 and can close out the series with a win over Hunter Brown this afternoon. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Sunshine will return to the forecast this afternoon for the Pittsburgh area. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping departed Washington this afternoon after a three-day trip that led to no significant breakthroughs on the two country’s disagreements, including on AI, Taiwan and Iran. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

While there were reasons for this morning's move higher, this afternoon's bond selloff is puzzling. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for this afternoon

• inopportune
• midafternoon
• spermatozoon
• attune
• baboon
• balloon
• bassoon
• buffoon
• cartoon
• cocoon
• festoon
• gaboon