Spätnachmittag

late afternoon

noun SHPAET-nahkh-mit-tahk Rare

Usage Note

Spätnachmittag covers roughly 4–6 pm. It is used to pin down a time of day more precisely than just Nachmittag. Am Spätnachmittag is the standard prepositional phrase. Common in weather reports and scheduling.

Examples

"Am Spätnachmittag wurde es merklich kühler."

Natural Translation

In the late afternoon it became noticeably cooler.

Literal Translation

In the late-afternoon became it noticeably cooler.

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