What time is 'mid afternoon'?

[CompletelyFlopped]

Told a friend it was fine to pop in today to collect something she needed to borrow. She said she'd be here 'mid afternoon'.

I assumed she meant 2pm to 3pm.

But it's now 3:45.

I need to go out to run a few errands.

What time would you assume was meant by 'mid afternoon'?

(Not asking what I should do or is she a CF or anything! It's fine, we r good mates, I've called her but she's not answering. I'm not too bothered about the solution/what to do etc ... Just wondering if I had misunderstood 'mid afternoon'!)

2-3ish. 4 at a push. Anything after is late afternoon.

Correct. 🙂

For me it’s around 3 to 3.30, even up to 4.

I know afternoon literally is after 12, but in a practical sense (at work etc) it usually means after lunch. So 2pm seems too early for mid-afternoon.

In my head it makes sense 😂

Come now! 5pm is not the night time!! 🤣

I'd assume 3 pm.

I'd have thought about 3ish too.

Between 2-4pm by 5pm it’s early evening

Only in winter. Right now 5pm.us still afternoon, not evening

3pm! 3-4pm at a push. 4pm marks the start of “late afternoon”.

I’d have said 2-3pm but 2-4pm is probably more accurate.

I’d class 5.30-6pm onwards as early evening.

6pm is over the yardarm, as any fule kno. 😄

For me, in a work context “last night” would mean after normal working hours had finished and that it had been done at home!

If you had things to do then you should have pinned her down to a specific time. Mid afternoon is open to interpretation.

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In my mind it's 3pm

3pm