afterschool

[ af-ter-skool, ahf- ]

adjective

for students and taking place after they finish their day in school, usually in the late afternoon: He’s looking for an afterschool job.Is there afterschool tutoring in math?

Origin of afterschool

First recorded in 1905–10; after + school¹

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The book came out 30 years ago, and the film was an even bigger flop than that after-school Scrabble club you tried to start.
Beseech Your Children Well With Plot-Spoilers | Bill Schulz | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
“They have plenty of activities, they have a very good after-school program,” says one.
De Blasio Misread His Mandate, Now Some of His Own Supporters are Fighting Back Over Charter School Cuts | Conor P. Williams | March 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Only rich kids with indulgent parents and poor kids with after-school jobs had their own cars.
P.J. O’Rourke on Grabbing the Keys to Happiness | P. J. O’Rourke | January 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Ayalim program gave Mazor funding to open an after-school program.
Palestinian and Israeli Citizens Bypass Their Governments in Search for Peace | Evie M. Salomon | August 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
After-school hours meant for us to help a mother who daily grew more frail under the burdens that she could not carry.
Why I Believe in Poverty | Edward Bok

Various after-school conferences told their different stories.
Ester Ried Yet Speaking | Isabella Alden
And well all have to be careful if we expect to join in these after-school athletics.
The Girls of Central High | Gertrude W. Morrison
"After-school" conditions are quite as important as physical training and gymnastics at school.
Civics and Health | William H. Allen
The kept-after-school pair emerged from the building and stood near us, goggle-eyed thruout the interview.
Slave Narratives: Arkansas Narratives | Work Projects Administration

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