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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

Planet Labs shares rose 22% after-hours, contributing to a 524% increase over the past 12 months, driven by higher sales estimates.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Patricia Malvolio, the new principal of Riverview Middle School, was giving a special, after-hours tour of her building to a very important guest: Mr. Heath Huxley.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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