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after hours

after hours prepositional phrase: after opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak.

Prepositional phrase

  1. After opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak.
    Synonyms:
    out of hours

Synonyms of after hours

  • out of hours

Forms of after hours

alternative formafter-hours

Questions about after hours

What does after hours mean?
After hours means after opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak.
What part of speech is after hours?
After hours is a prepositional phrase.

Words near after hours in the dictionary

  1. after cabin
  2. after cabins
  3. after credits
  4. after dark
  5. after darks
  6. after hours
  7. after image journal
  8. after image journals
  9. after length
  10. after lengths
  11. after me the deluge

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