after-school

adjective

af·​ter-school ˈaf-tər-ˌskül 

: happening or done after the end of the school day

after-school activities/programs

Examples of after-school in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Students were not allowed to walk home and all after-school activities for Trail Wind were canceled, Hill said. — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

More light could benefit golf’s after-school set, boosting a trend that has seen regular golf play increase 73% among 13-to-17-year-olds between 2019 and 2025, according to one recent study. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Whitney McLaughlin, an art teacher at the school, worked with students through an after-school mural program to create artwork that now decorates a building at the park. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

In 2025, 786 volunteers mentored more than 440 students every week at 39 public schools and after-school sites across Los Angeles. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for after-school

• minuscule
• molecule
• overrule
• poiseuille
• reticule
• ridicule
• vestibule
• ampoule
• bascule
• carpool
• cesspool
• ferrule