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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Informal opportunities include getting coffee in the breakroom, catching up with someone after a weekend, or attending an after-hours event.
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Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Boeing — The airplane maker saw shares dropping nearly 2% in after-hours trading after the company released preliminary fourth-quarter financial results.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Shares in Netflix surged more than 10% in after-hours trading on the results.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
The shares gained about 14% in after-hours trading.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Boeing — The airplane maker saw shares dropping nearly 2% in after-hours trading after the company released preliminary fourth-quarter financial results.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Shares in Netflix surged more than 10% in after-hours trading on the results.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
The shares gained about 14% in after-hours trading.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“After-hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-hours. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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