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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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

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

The digital comics platform’s shares fell in after hours trading after it said it expects revenue to rise 1.7% to 4.6% on a constant currency basis for the current quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

He was dependable and strong, and storekeepers often paid him a few dollars to move boxes or clean up after hours.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

after hours

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