two o'clock

Fourteen hundred hours

Two o'clock is the time when the hour hand points to 2—either in the early afternoon or the middle of the night.

The phrase also indicates direction relative to the speaker, borrowed from clock-face positions: Enemy aircraft at two o'clock means slightly to the right of straight ahead.

timing

afternoon

Post-meridian hours

daytime · siesta · naptime · teatime · breaktime · recess · downtime · matinee · sunlight · drowsiness

scheduling

appointment

Scheduled time for something

booking · slot · engagement · arrangement · timetable · agenda · calendar · reminder · alarm · check-in

clock

dial

Graduated circular indicator

strike · position · 1400 · PM · AM · timepiece · watch

punctuality

sharp

Fine-edged, or astute

punctual · spot-on · timely · strict · synchronized · scheduled · agreed · specified · confirmed · set

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Opposites
temporal position in day

two o'clockeight o'clock

Specific hour designation

midnight · noon · six o'clock · dawn · twelve o'clock

DIURNAL POLARITY (for 2 AM)

two o'clockhigh noon

Solar zenith, or confrontation

midday · noon · broad daylight · mid-morning · lunchtime

DIURNAL POLARITY (for 2 PM)

two o'clockmidnight

Twelve o'clock at night

dead of night · predawn

Family

two, clock, o'clock, twofold, twos

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G