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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Because the giants stand in the open air, visitors who show up after hours — as I did — can ogle them any time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Shares of Airbnb were down 1.7% after hours on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The stock was trading around $24 a share in after hours.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

This anchovy pasta was born after hours of scrolling through pasta recipes on Instagram.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The standard government work week was Monday through Friday, plus a half day on Saturday, but she requested a special security pass to stay in the building after hours.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

after hours

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