Adjective : a midafternoon nap. From Dictionary.com.
Even so, in midafternoon, the wind backed around to the south and theseas flattened a bit. From Wordnik.com. [Howell Raines' South Pacific Marlin Fishing Adventure] Reference
I fell asleep in midafternoon, only to be awakened by friends from my ship to hold a meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Starfleet Region 2 Summit 6-8 March 2009] Reference
Jack's friend, Dr.J. W. Shiels arrived at noon, and Dr. Porter in midafternoon. From Wordnik.com. [Did Jack London Commit Suicide?] Reference
A hotel clerk offered a visiting reporter a wake-up call midafternoon, "just in case you need a nap before your stakeout begins.". From Wordnik.com. [From Bad To Worse] Reference
By midafternoon, 2,000 people will have filed through it. From Wordnik.com. [Monica Madness] Reference
But only about 30 people attended the midafternoon event. From Wordnik.com. [Environmental groups face their future in climate-change debate] Reference
And I would expect that they would be there midafternoon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Dartmouth Killings: New Hampshire Attorney General Holds Press Conference - February 19, 2001] Reference
The biggest of those car bombs came in Najaf midafternoon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2004] Reference
Toward midafternoon she came to a halt in a shady clearing. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
At midafternoon the next day the reduction of Johnsonville began. From Wordnik.com. [Ride Proud, Rebel!] Reference
By midafternoon she was passed out on the sofa in the living room. From Wordnik.com. [Honeymoon]
Gabe left at midafternoon, saying that he had an engagement in town. From Wordnik.com. [Gabriel's Lady]
Toward midafternoon they came across more fleeing Thrakian soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
PODESTA: ... occurred in midafternoon, I think, on Friday, January 19. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: House Committee Investigates Rich Pardon - March 1, 2001] Reference
Into the compound about midafternoon Ruth saw a tall figure slouch with. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier] Reference
By midafternoon, at the Dreamland Motel on the edge of town, they scored. From Wordnik.com. [Judgment Day] Reference
By midafternoon I'd practically given up any hope of finding the Chairman. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of a Geisha]
It is midafternoon, and he's been on this train since the night before last. From Wordnik.com. [One-Way Ticket] Reference
St. Louis Lambert airport yesterday basically shut down from midafternoon on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2006] Reference
It was midafternoon before they finally caught sight of horses in the distance. From Wordnik.com. [The Plains of Passage]
CDT, and was extinguished by midafternoon, remained under investigation Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [Blaze Shakes Oil Industry] Reference
It was midafternoon before the scouts reappeared, as unobtrusively as they had gone. From Wordnik.com. [The Time Traders] Reference
The struggle starts in the schools, which in many places still close in midafternoon. From Wordnik.com. [It's 4:00 P.M. Do You Know Where Your Children Are?] Reference
They made good time, so that by midafternoon they were in the vicinity of the quarry. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
MARK POTTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Lou, those ballots arrived here at midafternoon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Florida Recount: Election 2000 Goes Before Supreme Court - December 1, 2000] Reference
It was midafternoon when the two women emerged into the largest of the palace gardens. From Wordnik.com. [Lord of the Silver Bow]
In a chamber of dull ritual, the midafternoon of March 29 unfolds like thrilling theater. From Wordnik.com. [A Beltway Bungee Jump] Reference
Powell was awakened to handle developments in China, where it was midafternoon, Thursday. From Wordnik.com. [A Crash In The Clouds] Reference
It made a run toward break even about midafternoon or so, only to give back some of that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2001] Reference
By midafternoon Stone Needles wasn't ahead anymore, it was a sixth of a circle rightward. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
If you can, Emsellem recommends taking your midafternoon snooze just prior to a big meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Secrets to a Great Nap] Reference
They fell off the table at midafternoon today, down more than 400 points at one point on the Dow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 19, 2001] Reference
Toward midafternoon, the last of the clouds disappeared and the sky blazed with a brilliant blue. From Wordnik.com. [Shield of Thunder]
Most are open from early morning to midafternoon; a few even offer overnight and weekend services. From Wordnik.com. [A Home Away From Home] Reference
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