Hilisõhtu

Hilisõhtu is an Estonian term describing the late evening portion of the day, the time after the main evening hours and before night. The word combines hilis (late) with õhtu (evening). In everyday language it refers to activities, events, or broadcasts that occur after the early evening but before nightfall. The term is commonly used in schedules, media descriptions, and cultural references to indicate a late-day or late-evening frame without specifying an exact clock time.

There is no universally fixed clock boundary for hilisõhtu; the exact start and end can vary by region, season, and context. In practice, hilisõhtu often denotes the hours roughly from around 21:00 to midnight, though in winter it may begin earlier and in summer stretch later, depending on sunset and social convention. The corresponding adjective form hilisõhtune or adverbial hilisõhtul is used to describe late-evening things or actions.

In Estonian usage, hilisõhtu can appear in media programming, event listings, and everyday speech to signal late-day content or activities. It is distinct from õhtu (evening) and öö (night), marking a transitional phase between the two.