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

The local school board would decide whether cell phones could be used during after-school activities, and the districts would set their own policies on issues such as discipline for violating the policy, lawmakers said. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026

King Charles will visit a grassroots community organization that works to mentor young people affected by food insecurity through a sustainable after-school urban farming initiative. —Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026

The students spend about four hours a day practicing basketball, which includes after-school activity. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026

And that change filtered down to their after-school and weekend activities. —Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 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