after hours
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: after the regular quitting or closing time
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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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
An after-hours party created in collaboration with Spiral Productions, Da Function and Black Skrippa Brigade will also take place at a secret location.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Investors, and those revealed only by candlelight, during after-hours visits to the Sistine Chapel.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Paramount’s stock was up about 3% in after-hours trading.
—Lillian Rizzo,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 12 June 2026
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The City Council is about to consider a motion to increase park funding through charter reform (with dozens of community groups in support), and progress is ridiculously slow on an agreement to use schools as after-hours playgrounds.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
An after-hours party created in collaboration with Spiral Productions, Da Function and Black Skrippa Brigade will also take place at a secret location.
—Britt Julious, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Investors, and those revealed only by candlelight, during after-hours visits to the Sistine Chapel.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Paramount’s stock was up about 3% in after-hours trading.
—Lillian Rizzo,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 12 June 2026
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“After hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20hours. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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