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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Snap reported a surprise profit for its latest quarter, boosting the stock in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

From Barron's

Shares initially jumped as much as 7% in after-hours trading following the earnings release, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From Barron's

Shares of Super Micro jumped 7% in after-hours trading following the results.

From MarketWatch

AMD’s stock closed up 4% on Monday and was extending its gains in the after-hours session.

From MarketWatch

Palantir Technologies reported a record-breaking quarter on Monday, beating revenue and earnings expectations and sending the stock up 9% in after-hours trading.

From MarketWatch

after hours

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