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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Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
There were so many dollar bills on the floor at the Estella Restaurant during a Patriots after-hours party, one woman was seen kicking them into a pile.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old man who died after he and six others were shot inside an after-hours bar in Oakland last weekend was seen in a heated confrontation with the suspect, and fired his own weapon after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, law-enforcement sources have confirmed to the Bay Area News Group.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
With the results being mostly in-line, the stock wasn’t doing much in after-hours trading.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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And the vibe was set to shift from nightlife and after-hours parties to a corporate and family-friendly hub.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
There were so many dollar bills on the floor at the Estella Restaurant during a Patriots after-hours party, one woman was seen kicking them into a pile.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old man who died after he and six others were shot inside an after-hours bar in Oakland last weekend was seen in a heated confrontation with the suspect, and fired his own weapon after suffering multiple gunshot wounds, law-enforcement sources have confirmed to the Bay Area News Group.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
With the results being mostly in-line, the stock wasn’t doing much in after-hours trading.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
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“After hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20hours. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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