after hours
When work ends
After hours refers to the time outside regular business or operating hours, typically late evening into night.
A bar that stays open after hours continues past legal closing time.
The phrase often suggests something slightly illicit or exclusive—after-hours clubs operate when legitimate establishments have closed.
In financial contexts, after-hours trading occurs when stock markets are officially closed.
- after-partyGathering following main event
- barsRods, taverns, or measures
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- late-nightOccurring after dark
- speakeasyIllicit liquor establishment
dive bar · clubs · night owls · moonlighting · nightlife · midnight · burning the midnight oil · evening · overtime · off the clock · last call · all-nighters · night shift · closing time · lock in · clandestine · bartender · taxi
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- hoursone o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five o'clock
- nightclubsdance floor, club, DJ booth, dancefloor, bouncer
- time offvacation, holiday, weekend, break, rest
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- chamberchamber of commerce, membership dues, dues, member benefits, board of directors
after hoursbusiness hours
Scheduled time for commerce
office hours · working hours · regular hours · trading hours · nine to five