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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Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Cracker Barrel shares fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Tuesday.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Disney Channel Nite Disneyland April 12, 14 and 16
The Disneyland After Dark after-hours separate admission event will feature nods to various eras of Disney’s kids television network.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
Wall Street has largely cheered the prospects of an M&A transaction, though the share prices of all of companies involved were relatively flat in after-hours trading Monday.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Shares were already up 90% this year, but the after-hours move puts it at a new record.
—Kavitha Shastry, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Cracker Barrel shares fell more than 10% in after-hours trading Tuesday.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
Disney Channel Nite Disneyland April 12, 14 and 16
The Disneyland After Dark after-hours separate admission event will feature nods to various eras of Disney’s kids television network.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
Wall Street has largely cheered the prospects of an M&A transaction, though the share prices of all of companies involved were relatively flat in after-hours trading Monday.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2025
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“After hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20hours. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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