3pm

After lunch, before dinner

3pm or 3 p.m. designates the time three hours after noon, written with or without periods and spaces depending on style preference.

In everyday life, 3pm marks the middle of the afternoon—past the lunch hour but before the end of a typical workday.

The meeting is scheduled for 3pm.

In 24-hour time, this is written as 15:00.

afternoon

teatime

Afternoon refreshment hour

lull · slump · drowsiness · downtime · recharge · pick-me-up

schedule

appointment

Scheduled time for something

deadline · slot · check-in · reminder · calendar · booking · session · engagement · reservation

clock

1500

One thousand five hundred

strike · timezone · GMT · UTC · timepiece

Opposites
time of day (12-hour opposition)

3pm3am

Middle of night

middle of the night · predawn · dead of night · wee hours · graveyard shift

daylight vs. darkness

3pm3am

Middle of night

midnight · 2am · 4am · dead of night · middle of the night

Family

PM

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G