p.m.
uk/ˌpiːˈem/us/ˌpiːˈem/abbreviationA1 used when referring to a time in the afternoon or evening or at night:
We'll be arriving at about 4.30 p.m.
The 6 p.m. train is usually very crowded.
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a.m.
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- The moon will be totally eclipsed at 12.10 p.m.
- The exact time of the accident was 2.43 pm.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- o'clock
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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