nouncountable and uncountableA2UK /ˈiːv.nɪŋ/ US /ˈiv.nɪŋ/
The time of day between afternoon and night.
The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.
A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.figuratively