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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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The stock jumped 4.4% to $108.50 in after-hours trading Thursday, but that is nothing compared with its recent moves.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Shares fell 19% to $112 in after-hours trading on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

RH shares fell in after-hours trading on Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Palo Alto Networks’ stock rose 1.3% in after-hours trading Friday, following a drop of 6% in the day’s regular session.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

The Elders barked orders at him during Council meetings and community functions and after-hours discussions.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.