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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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Penguin Solutions stock soared 13% in after-hours trading after ending regular trading up 3.7% to $18.25.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Shares fell 19% to $112 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

While shares initially fell on the chip reveal Tuesday, they rebounded in after-hours trading once Arm CEO Rene Haas unveiled the aggressive revenue forecasts.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

They sit upright and John says to go to an after-hours club on lower Broadway, near all the Korean restaurants and shops.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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