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

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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

Shares fell 15% to $11.24 in after hours trading.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Shares of Airbnb were down 1.7% after hours on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

This anchovy pasta was born after hours of scrolling through pasta recipes on Instagram.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

“Don’t move,” I said, hanging up, and who do you call when it’s after hours and Christmas on the horizon?

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

after hours

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