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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While shares initially fell on the chip reveal Tuesday, they rebounded in after-hours trading once Arm CEO Rene Haas unveiled the aggressive revenue forecasts.

From Barron's

The stock shot up 6% on the news in after-hours trading.

From Barron's

The stock was up fractionally in the after-hours session Monday.

From MarketWatch

Planet Labs shares rose 22% after-hours, contributing to a 524% increase over the past 12 months, driven by higher sales estimates.

From Barron's

The after-hours gains, if they hold, would build off a 181.1% gain for the stock over the past 12 months.

From MarketWatch

after hours

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