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After-hours describes something that happens after normal or legal hours of operation for a business or service, as in The after-hours party starts as soon as the bar closes for the night.

After-hours can describe something that happens after its normal time, such as a business meeting that takes place after the close of the business day. In the US, many business offices close at 5 pm. A meeting that took place at 7 pm, for example, would be an after-hours meeting.

After-hours can also describe something that happens after the allotted time. It’s generally used in situations in which something can be conducted after a business or program has ended and will still be honored. This use is most often used in reference to the stock market and investing, such as in the phrase after-hours trading. The New York Stock Exchange, for example, is only open from 9:30 am to 4 pm, but trading can be conducted at any time of the day.

Finally, after-hours can simply describe something that happens late at night. You might find a restaurant that serves an after-hours breakfast, meaning they serve breakfast foods late at night, especially after midnight.

Example: Joanie tried after-hours trading but found that she made more money during regular trading hours.

The first records of the term after-hours come from around the 1920s. It combines the term after, meaning “later in time than,” and hours, meaning “a period regularly appointed for work.”

One common use of after-hours is for after-hours clubs. For example, most bars, taverns, and pubs in the United States close at 2 am due to state regulations. An after-hours club is open after the bars close and focus on music and dancing.

What are some other forms related to after-hours?

• after hours (prepositional phrase)

What are some synonyms for after-hours?

• late

What are some words that share a root or word element with after-hours?��

• after
• hours

What are some words that often get used in discussing after-hours?

• business
• club
• deal

When referring to stock trading, after-hours is sometimes used with a cautionary tone or in determined planning. When referring to something happening after a business closes, after-hours can be positive, as in an event, but can also be negative, as in an incident after closing time.

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— Electric Fetus MPLS (@efetusmpls)

The fact that there's a concept of after-hours trading in centralized finance really tells you all you need to know. never sleeps.

— Cameron Winklevoss (@cameron)

Redfin shares plunged more than 10% in after-hours trading Thursday, after executives predicted losses in the first quarter of 2022 would exceed full-year losses in 2021 as the company maintains an iBuying business that a rival dropped.

— MarketWatch (@MarketWatch)

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True or False?

Meeting with a company worker when they are on break is an after-hours meeting.