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in afternoon vs on afternoon

Both "in afternoon" and "on afternoon" are incorrect. "Afternoon" needs an article such as "the." Therefore, the correct phrase is "in the afternoon."
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in afternoon

This is incorrect. The preposition "in" should be used with "afternoon".

The correct phrase is "in the afternoon" to indicate a specific time period during the afternoon.
  • at or in? I'm available in afternoon? or at afternoon? And what is the rule about it?
  • ADR was significantly higher in morning colonoscopies than in afternoon colonoscopies. The reasons and implications of this finding should be studied ...
  • Distinguished researcher Nicholas A. Peppas to discuss future of biomaterials in afternoon lecture. MARCH 2, 2023 — The UTSA Academy of Distinguished ...
  • Sep 6, 2016 ... In a multivariate analysis, adjusting for confounding variables including age and bowel preparation, ADR continued to be lower in afternoon ...
  • Sep 11, 2019 ... Odds ratios (95% CI) for hypertension in afternoon napping duration categories. According to (a) sex (men/women), (b) age (middle-aged/older ...

Alternatives:

  • in the afternoon

on afternoon

This is incorrect. The preposition "on" is not used with "afternoon".

The correct phrase is "in the afternoon" to specify a particular time in the afternoon.
  • I'm grateful that you found time to visit with us on Afternoon Chicago.
  • For Dominic, the tables turned on Tuesday afternoon.
  • The maid is gone on Tuesday afternoons.
  • We spent all afternoon on that nanny thing.
  • The clinic's at All Saints parish hall on Tuesday afternoons.
  • And that one you put me on this afternoon.
  • Look as the MacArthur begins to feast on an afternoon snack.
  • I've noticed that on your afternoons off.
  • You'll have to do something nice on your afternoon off.
  • There's no visiting on Thursday afternoons.
  • They left without him on the afternoon tide.
  • Anything that will tell us she lied about her whereabouts on Saturday afternoon.
  • My mother arrives on the afternoon train from Paris.
  • Felix Garwood called you on the afternoon that Rose Anderson was murdered.
  • ~ Charlie's got something on this afternoon.
  • I was delivering the mail on Wednesday afternoon.
  • My cell phone will be on all afternoon.
  • I'd be willing to babysit on certain afternoons.
  • And on Sunday afternoon, I'll be staging a very important event.
  • Something else on your afternoon social calendar?

Alternatives:

  • in the afternoon

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