late vs after-hours

late and after-hours both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
late	No	Yes	No	Yes
after-hours	No	Yes	No	No

late (adjective)	after-hours (adjective)
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time	after closing time especially a legally established closing time
of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
having died recently
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
after the expected or usual time; delayed
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past

late (adverb)	after-hours (adverb)
later than usual or than expected
to an advanced time
at an advanced age or stage
in the recent past