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 media company, which has expanded beyond its core news operation to games, recipes and other digital offerings, rose 3.3% in after-hours trading.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strong demand for artificial intelligence hardware drove Cisco’s results, yet shares fell 5% in after-hours trading.

From Barron's

Shares were down as much as 9% in after-hours trading following the report.

From Barron's

The carmaker's shares rose slightly in after-hours trading in the US.

From BBC

Ford’s stock initially headed lower in the after-hours session immediately after the report, but recovered ground and were recently 1.5% higher.

From MarketWatch

after hours

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