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, which initially traded higher after hours, were recently down 1.1% to $101.48.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Beauty are down around 33% so far this year, and were trading at around $52 after hours on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Delta shares are reacting favorably to the Berkshire news, with the stock up 3% after hours to $72.45.

From Barron's • 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

Kaz had sent Inej to investigate the premises after hours.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

after hours

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