off-hour
noun
1
: a period of time other than a rush hour
2
: a period of time other than regular business hours
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In New York, the New York Times reported in an obit, White worked for Time-Life Books while writing during off-hours.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The offering would capitalize on bitcoin’s outsized gains in off-hours trading.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Working with other contemporary hardware, such as the Yamaha DX7, the LinnDrum, and the Italian Siel synthesizer, Chuck wrote music for Deathstalker II during his off-hours from directing commercials.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The resulting images—off-hours portraits of the cast, dressed in their own clothes, each navigating their own New York—can now be seen in Anne Imhof’s Doom Documented by Tess Petronio, her new book (in fact, her first book ever), published by IDEA.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
The offering would capitalize on bitcoin’s outsized gains in off-hours trading.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025
Working with other contemporary hardware, such as the Yamaha DX7, the LinnDrum, and the Italian Siel synthesizer, Chuck wrote music for Deathstalker II during his off-hours from directing commercials.
—Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The resulting images—off-hours portraits of the cast, dressed in their own clothes, each navigating their own New York—can now be seen in Anne Imhof’s Doom Documented by Tess Petronio, her new book (in fact, her first book ever), published by IDEA.
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Off-hour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-hour. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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