Definitions

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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Samsara shares declined 3.3% after hours as its fiscal second-quarter guidance met expectations, overshadowing strong Q1 results.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Shares up 1.9% to $332 in trading after hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

SentinelOne announced an 8% workforce reduction to focus on AI, causing its shares to drop 17% after hours.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Shares of Uber were down 0.3% after hours.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Others from the National Woman’s Party gave up and went home, and after hours waiting in the corridor, Paul left, too.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

after hours

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