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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Adjective
The anonymous witness, who is also a cabbie, knows the shooter and was in an after-hours bar with the suspect.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Best sparkly spring wedding-guest dresses Metallic embellishment is inherently dressy and festive, and therefore ideal for a wedding ceremony followed by an after-hours party.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
Mirror Palais, however, already seems poised to play a role in her after-hours award season wardrobe.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
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“After hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20hours. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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