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

Hanson says that realization led to his support of after-school programs and a decades-long tradition of buying and distributing Thanksgiving turkeys at the Hollenbeck Youth Center in Boyle Heights. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Mighty Writers serves about 4,500 students through its after-school programs, including roughly 60 children at its West Philadelphia location, 90 students in Kennett and 50 children in Camden. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Students are served breakfast and lunch and can receive before- and after-school care as well as school uniforms and hygiene supplies, and families are given a Metro GoPass TAP card to help with transportation. — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The conflict finally spilled into public view in May when Fields publicly called for an investigation into Feed the Kids, which oversaw Expanded Learning Time and after-school snack programs at more than 50 school sites. — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 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