It is also more formally known or announced as afternoon tea.
There were "elevenses" coffee, lunch served between 12 and 2, and afternoon tea, and yet not a bit of soap on the whole train.
I am not asking for an armchair and the luxury of afternoon tea.
To my knowledge there are enormous numbers of working people where the wife has no social life, except perhaps afternoon tea.
A picture has been painted of telephone girls reading novels and having afternoon tea, and so on.
Their talks were later adjourned for afternoon tea.
For example, such visitors may be friends of elderly residents who come round for afternoon tea.
