after-hours

adjective

af·​ter-hours ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz How to pronounce after-hours (audio)
: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
after-hours drinking
an after-hours club

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While stock trading is paused, after-hours and international markets may still be accessible depending on the broker and the region. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 Wall Street generally welcomed the results, sending shares about $1,000, up more than 3%, in after-hours trading. David Bloom, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Without the spectacle of a subscriber gain this time around, the company’s shares ticked up in after-hours trading but by a comparatively modest 4%. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025 Investigators asked anyone with information to contact the homicide unit at 858-285-6330 or the after-hours tip line at 858-565-5200. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for after-hours

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of after-hours was in 1892

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“After-hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-hours. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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