"after hours" meaning in English

See after hours in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Forms: after-hours [alternative]
  1. After opening hours, usually after midnight and before daybreak. Synonyms: out of hours
    Sense id: en-after_hours-en-prep_phrase-8hndPKjO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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