p.m.
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Said after a time to show it is between noon and midnight
- adverb
- /piː ɛm/
:
p.m.
- Our flight departs at 5:30 p.m. sharp.
Examples
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The store closes at 10 p.m. every night.
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She usually starts her evening shift at 6 p.m..
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The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m..
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Please arrive by 6 p.m.!
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Our flight departs at 5:30 p.m. sharp.
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She usually starts her evening shift at 6 p.m..
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The store closes at 10 p.m. every night.
Synonyms
pm
vsp.m.
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After noon and before midnight on a 12-hour clock
is the dotted lowercase form used for formal time notation
PM
vsp.m.
743
1.0
Shows time between noon and midnight
is the lowercase form with dots commonly used in print
P.M.
vsp.m.
1
1.0
The time from noon until midnight used in 12-hour clock times
is the lowercase dotted abbreviation rather than spaced or capitalized
post meridiem
vsp.m.
5.3
The time from noon to midnight
is the short punctuation form preferred in everyday usage
Surface Forms
p.m. positive
Etymology
P.m. is short for the Latin post meridiem, meaning 'after noon', so you put p.m. after a time to show it is in the afternoon or evening.