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

Trainings have also been offered to after-school providers and other organizations that work in public schools. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026

But parents’ work schedules, after-school activities and surrounding school times all play a factor in making a later start time exceedingly difficult. — Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026

Both girls, back home, joined an after-school climbing program at a gym. — Daniel Duane, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Start with the Parma & Peru Pizzette, a mini pizza layered with Parma ham and guava jam that chef Vichita based on her own after-school snacking memories, mixing something familiar with something a little more expensive. — Karina Acharya, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 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