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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Samsara shares declined 3.3% after hours as its fiscal second-quarter guidance met expectations, overshadowing strong Q1 results.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

SentinelOne announced an 8% workforce reduction to focus on AI, causing its shares to drop 17% after hours.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Intuit shares, which fell 4% during Wednesday’s trading session, slumped another 11% to $342 after hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Toll’s shares rose 2.7% to $127.50 after hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He was dependable and strong, and storekeepers often paid him a few dollars to move boxes or clean up after hours.

From "Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper

after hours

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