this evening
After the sunset
This evening refers to the evening of the current day—the period from late afternoon through nightfall on the day someone is speaking: Are you free this evening?
I'll call you this evening.
It functions as a time expression pointing forward (or back, late at night) to that same day's evening hours.
- duskDimming after sundown
- supperEvening repast
- dinnerPrimary evening meal
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- twilightLight after sunset
happy hour · moon · night sky · nightfall · after dark · later · today · stars · bedtime · good night · golden hour · date · homecoming · wine · cocktails · reservations · rendezvous · candlelight
temporal proximity/distance
this eveninglast night
The preceding evening
tomorrow night · next week · last week · some other time · another day