after hours

[af-ter-ouuhrz, -ou-erz, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˈaʊərz, -ˈaʊ ərz, ˈɑf- /

NOUN

night

Synonyms

STRONGEST

midnight

STRONG

bedtime blackness dark darkness duskiness evening eventide gloom nightfall nighttime obscurity twilight

WEAK

after dark before dawn dark hours dead of night dusk to dawn nighttide pitch dark pitch-darkness witching hour

Antonyms

STRONG

day daybreak daylight daytime light morning

WEAK

brightness illumination lightness

Example Sentences

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“The stock was down 10% after hours for no apparently good reason, in our view,” wrote Guggenheim analyst John DiFucci in a research note.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

In the end, the helicopter’s two crew members were rescued by a sea drone, after hours in the water, a first-of-its-kind mission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Shares of Amazon fell 0.4% after hours, with the stock just off recent highs of nearly $275 a share reached earlier this month.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

USA Rare Earth reported a first-quarter operating loss of $37 million on $5.7 million in sales; shares rose 1.5% after hours.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

I should be resting after hours of beauty work.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

after hours

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