late afternoon
Day's waning stretch
Late afternoon is the period between mid-afternoon and early evening, roughly 4 to 6 PM.
The sun sits low, shadows lengthen, and the workday winds down: We'll meet in the late afternoon.
The phrase often signals a transitional time—too late to start something new, positioned toward evening plans.
- duskDimming after sundown
- setting sunStar descending below horizon
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- eveningLate day period
shadows · fading light · amber · warmth · long shadows · homeward · teatime · siesta · winding down · drowsy · orange glow · waning · mellow · commute · rush hour · drive home · cooling · westward
time of day
late afternoonearly morning
First hours of day
dawn · sunrise · daybreak · morning · mid-morning
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