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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Apple’s stock fell nearly 4% in after-hours trading following the earnings call, reflecting investor concerns about the uncertain outlook posed by tariffs and supply chain instability. John Liu, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 Editors’ Picks 17 Easy, Healthy Chicken Dinners That Are Anything but Boring Apple’s shares sank 1.5 percent in after-hours trading. Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 1 May 2025 After the earnings release hit the wire after the close of the market day, shares in Amazon fell nearly 4% in after-hours trading. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 May 2025 Amazon stock was down more than 4% in after-hours trading on Thursday. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 May 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 5 May. 2025.

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