after-hours
adjective
af·ter-hours
ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz 
: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
after-hours drinking
an after-hours club
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Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Sell customers one ticket for the day, and then sell them another for a special, after-hours event at night.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 7 Jan. 2025
Residents can make emergency reports via telephone 24/7 by calling 311 and following the prompts to report an after-hours emergency.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Kimbell’s abrupt retirement was greeted positively by investors, who sent shares of Ulta up 3.9 percent to $448 in after-hours trading on Monday.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Sell customers one ticket for the day, and then sell them another for a special, after-hours event at night.
—Robert Niles, Orange County Register, 7 Jan. 2025
Residents can make emergency reports via telephone 24/7 by calling 311 and following the prompts to report an after-hours emergency.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Kimbell’s abrupt retirement was greeted positively by investors, who sent shares of Ulta up 3.9 percent to $448 in after-hours trading on Monday.
—Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
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“After-hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-hours. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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