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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Shares were tumbling 16.2% after hours on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

That’s likely the reason why shares are volatile after hours, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Microsoft shares rose 9% after hours after it announced record and accelerating revenue in its Azure cloud business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Microsoft also reported its quarterly and full year results on Wednesday and it bucked a trend of declining tech stocks, with shares rising 5% in after hours trading.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

I should be resting after hours of beauty work.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

after hours

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