after-hours
adjective
af·ter-hours
ˌaf-tər-ˈau̇(-ə)rz 
: 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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The stock was at $410 per share in mid-day trading on Friday, up 2.8% from Thursday’s close and down slightly from after-hours trading on Thursday.
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Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
That handily beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter, driving the stock up 12% in after-hours trading.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
This announcement alone cheered investors: shares jumped 13% in after-hours trading.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
The announcement, while short on specifics, cheered investors and pushed Tesla shares up more than 10% in after-hours trading.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Tesla's stock price rose by more than 9 percent in after-hours trading late Tuesday.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024
Tesla’s stock jumped about 8% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the electric vehicle giant reported its steepest annual revenue drop in over a decade.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
In an after-hours hearing, Justice Geoffrey Kennett suppressed the footage from all X users until Wednesday, when an application for a permanent ban will be heard.
—Rod McGuirk, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Would an employer offend the statute by chastising an employee repeatedly for disregarding after-hours communications?
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
That handily beat Wall Street expectations for the quarter, driving the stock up 12% in after-hours trading.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
This announcement alone cheered investors: shares jumped 13% in after-hours trading.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 24 Apr. 2024
The announcement, while short on specifics, cheered investors and pushed Tesla shares up more than 10% in after-hours trading.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2024
Tesla's stock price rose by more than 9 percent in after-hours trading late Tuesday.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2024
Tesla’s stock jumped about 8% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the electric vehicle giant reported its steepest annual revenue drop in over a decade.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
In an after-hours hearing, Justice Geoffrey Kennett suppressed the footage from all X users until Wednesday, when an application for a permanent ban will be heard.
—Rod McGuirk, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2024
Would an employer offend the statute by chastising an employee repeatedly for disregarding after-hours communications?
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
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“After-hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after-hours. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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