便(ごごびん)

ごごびん
noun
afternoon delivery; afternoon flight/service
1. afternoon delivery; afternoon service
A delivery or shipping service scheduled for the afternoon time slot. Used in logistics and postal contexts.
午後便(ごごびん)(とど)きます。
It will arrive by afternoon delivery.
午前便(ごぜんびん)()()わなかったので、午後便(ごごびん)になった。
I missed the morning delivery, so it became an afternoon one.
午後便(ごごびん)配達(はいたつ)十四時(じゅうよじ)から十八時(じゅうはちじ)(あいだ)です。
Afternoon delivery is between 14:00 and 18:00.
2. afternoon flight; afternoon departure
A flight or transportation service departing in the afternoon.
午後便(ごごびん)飛行機(ひこうき)予約(よやく)した。
I booked an afternoon flight.
午後便(ごごびん)なら(あさ)ゆっくりできる。
With an afternoon flight, I can take my time in the morning.
午後便(ごごびん)午前便(ごぜんびん)より空席(くうせき)(おお)いことがある。
Afternoon flights sometimes have more empty seats than morning flights.

A compound of 午後(ごご) (afternoon) + 便(びん) (service, flight, delivery). The word 便(びん) is versatile, referring to both transportation services and delivery runs.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 午後便(ごごびん)(とど)ける: to deliver by afternoon service
  • 午後便(ごごびん)指定(してい)する: to specify afternoon delivery
  • 午後便(ごごびん)変更(へんこう)する: to change to an afternoon service

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 午前便(ごぜんびん): morning delivery/flight — the morning counterpart
  • 夜間便(やかんびん): night service — delivery or flight during nighttime hours
  • 時間指定便(じかんしていびん): time-specified delivery — delivery within a requested time window