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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Google’s stock price had just shot up in after-hours trading.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares gained in after-hours trading following the news and continued their ascent on Wednesday, jumping 6.3%.

From Barron's

Shares of HP were falling 7.4% in after-hours trading following the results.

From Barron's

Its shares were rising in after-hours trading after the company raised its AI server guidance.

From Barron's

The company's shares plunged by more than 44% in after-hours trading in New York on Thursday.

From BBC