after-hours

[ af-ter-ouuhrz, -ou-erz, ahf- ]

/ ˈæf tərˈaʊərz, -ˈaʊ ərz, ˈɑf- /

adjective

occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.

Origin of after-hours

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby after-hours

afterglow, aftergrowth, afterguard, afterhearing, afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression, afterlife, afterlight, afterload

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Example sentences from the Web for after-hours

The stock dropped 15 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday and the carnage continued Wednesday morning.
Whole Foods Is Getting Its Organic Lunch Eaten|Daniel Gross|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only a policeman would know where the after-hours joints were open in this kind of a town.
Two Chickens, an Old Guitar, and a Group of Strangers: A Life-Changing Feast in Brazil|Annabel Langbein|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shortly after the announcement, Washington Post shares were up 4.5 percent in after-hours trading.
Everything You Need to Know About Jeff Bezos|Nina Strochlic|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To-morrow the fault shall be corrected, and the swings that are made in after-hours now give fair promise of a great change.
The Spirit of the Links|Henry Leach

I do not know how the dinner, or rather the after-hours of it, had lengthened.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square|Melville Davisson Post

Idioms and Phrases with after-hours

after hours

After normal working hours, after closing time; also, after legal or established opening hours. For example, I haven't time while the shop is open, but I can see you after hours, or The restaurant employees sometimes stayed for a meal after hours. This term originally referred to laws governing business hours. It also gave rise to the term after-hours club, for a drinking club that remained open later than similar establishments. [Mid-1800s]

单词	after-hours
释义	after-hours [ af-ter-ouuhrz, -ou-erz, ahf- ] / ˈæf tərˈaʊərz, -ˈaʊ ərz, ˈɑf- / adjective occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club. Origin of after-hours First recorded in 1925–30 Words nearby after-hours afterglow, aftergrowth, afterguard, afterhearing, afterheat, after-hours, afterimage, afterimpression, afterlife, afterlight, afterload Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for after-hours The stock dropped 15 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday and the carnage continued Wednesday morning. Whole Foods Is Getting Its Organic Lunch Eaten\|Daniel Gross\|May 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Only a policeman would know where the after-hours joints were open in this kind of a town. Two Chickens, an Old Guitar, and a Group of Strangers: A Life-Changing Feast in Brazil\|Annabel Langbein\|November 29, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Shortly after the announcement, Washington Post shares were up 4.5 percent in after-hours trading. Everything You Need to Know About Jeff Bezos\|Nina Strochlic\|August 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST To-morrow the fault shall be corrected, and the swings that are made in after-hours now give fair promise of a great change. The Spirit of the Links\|Henry Leach I do not know how the dinner, or rather the after-hours of it, had lengthened. The Sleuth of St. James's Square\|Melville Davisson Post Idioms and Phrases with after-hours after hours After normal working hours, after closing time; also, after legal or established opening hours. For example, I haven't time while the shop is open, but I can see you after hours, or The restaurant employees sometimes stayed for a meal after hours. This term originally referred to laws governing business hours. It also gave rise to the term after-hours club, for a drinking club that remained open later than similar establishments. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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