after-hours

adjective

af·​ter-hours ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz How to pronounce after-hours (audio)
: engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time
after-hours drinking
an after-hours club

Examples of after-hours in a Sentence

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Editor’s tip: The property hosts a ground-floor café that serves Kyoto-style coffee and a sultry new speakeasy and vinyl room for after-hours listening sessions. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025 Side Hustle Pro For anyone who has ever dreamed of turning their after-hours passion project into their full-time job, Side Hustle Pro profiles Black women entrepreneurs who have succeeded in that quest. Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 An investigator with the office declined to confirm the details of the report in an after-hours call with The Times. Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 Investors gave the quarter the thumbs-up and pushed shares of the company up 7.3 percent to $21.16 in after-hours trading. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for after-hours

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of after-hours was in 1892

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“After-hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-hours. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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