after hours

1 of 2

phrase

: after the regular quitting or closing time

after-hours

2 of 2

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

Examples of after hours in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Phrase

There have been plenty of times when my feet throbbed after hours of sightseeing. — Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026

Meanwhile, Intel posted 25% revenue growth — its fastest since 2011 — sending shares up over 4% after hours. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Adjective

In the meantime, relatively strong iPhone and Mac sales in this quarter didn’t stop Apple’s stock value from sliding around eight percent in after-hours trading. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026

Microsoft's Azure engine Microsoft shares jumped more than 8% in after-hours trading after Azure surpassed $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time, up 33% from last year. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Phrase

1781, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for after hours

• devours
• empowers
• sunflowers
• bowers
• flours
• flowers
• gowers
• ours
• scours
• showers
• sours
• towers