this afternoon

idiom

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

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Peak heat index values will reach 97-102 degrees this afternoon, according to NWS Melbourne. Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2025 My extended feature with Saxon goes live a little later this afternoon. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025 Elsewhere, in the Plains, severe storms are possible Thursday in southern Oklahoma and north Texas, including Dallas, late this afternoon and into the evening and there is a chance these storms will pack a punch with severe wind and large hail. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 22 May 2025 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 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 7 Jun. 2025.

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