I usually go to bed at eight in the morning and don't get up again until late afternoon.

No one should be waiting to see him, since he was not expected back until late afternoon.

George did not come back to the house until early afternoon.

I had a few more calls to make, but they'd have to wait until the afternoon.

She kept it up until afternoon, with never a stop.

Until this afternoon I had no cause to think of what is done.

Why did they wait until this afternoon to phone him?

In fact, it didn't come until the late afternoon, when he had another chance alone.

His secretary told me he was in conference and wouldn't be available until late afternoon.

Just how special I didn't realize until the other afternoon.