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

Shares rose as much as 5% after hours as investors welcomed early adoption of its Muse AI assistant and plans from the company to start generating revenue from it. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

At Banter Bookshop, which opened in Fremont in 2022, around 10 to 20 people come to the store after hours on the second Wednesday of each month for Silent Book Club, according to owner Amy Davis. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026

Adjective

Meta shareholders absorbed the snub, and a $25 billion jury verdict in a case stemming from the 2010s Cambridge Analytica episode, by temporarily sending the stock up 2% in after-hours trading Wednesday. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Advertisement The shares of both companies rose in after-hours trading on Tuesday. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 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