this afternoon

idiom

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

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Winds will reach gale force off Veracruz, Mexico this afternoon. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025 They are expected to splashdown off the coast of Florida this afternoon. Tricia Escobedo, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025 SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida this afternoon (March 18). Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025 The two are among four people headed back to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule, which departed from the International Space Station overnight and is expected to splash down off the coast of Florida this afternoon, around 5:57 p.m. ET. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 18 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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