6pm
Typical quitting time
Six o'clock in the evening, typically marking the end of the traditional workday and the beginning of evening activities.
Written with lowercase or uppercase letters: The meeting starts at 6pm, Dinner reservations are for 6 PM.
In many contexts, 6pm signals the transition from business hours to personal time.
Dimming after sundown
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- eveningLate day period
- nightfallOnset of darkness
lamplight · streetlights · shadows · dimming · gloaming · magic hour · horizon · fading light
End of workday
- clock outRegister leaving work
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- commuteRegular work travel
- punch outRegister leaving work
end of shift · homeward · evening commute · after hours · sign off · wrap up · shutdown · logout
Primary evening meal
- supperEvening repast
- evening mealFood after sundown
- dinnertimeEvening eating hour
- table settingArranged dinnerware for one
reservation · cooking · hungry · appetite · family dinner · kitchen · dining · menu
Discounted drinks period
- drinksLiquids for consumption
- meetupInformal planned gathering
- barDrinking establishment
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
cocktails · unwinding · friends · plans · gathering · socializing · date night · aperitivo
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- newscastBroadcast of current events
programming · channel · local news · weather report · headlines · network · bulletin · telecast
dusk
Dimming after sundown
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- eveningLate day period
nightfall · lamplight · streetlights · shadows · dimming · gloaming · magic hour · horizon · fading light · blue hour
quitting time
End of workday
end of shift · punch out · homeward · evening commute · after hours · sign off · wrap up · shutdown · logout · farewell
dinner
Primary evening meal
- supperEvening repast
- evening mealFood after sundown
- dinnertimeEvening eating hour
table setting · reservation · cooking · hungry · appetite · family dinner · kitchen · dining · menu · restaurant
happy hour
Discounted drinks period
pub · cocktails · unwinding · friends · plans · gathering · socializing · date night · aperitivo · sundowner
evening news
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
newscast · programming · channel · local news · weather report · headlines · network · bulletin · telecast · viewing
6pm6am
Early morning hour
dawn · sunrise · early morning · crack of dawn · 5am
6pm6am
Early morning hour
morning rush · breakfast time · crack of dawn · first light · morning commute