The question, What might you put in your own C#-like language? was closed at 04:50
And yet I was able to post an answer at the time of 08:41 some four hours later.
The question was later reopened at 08:57
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Four hours just about hits the top of the ceiling fan there for the grace period in posting an answer on a question recently closed. Any longer and you'll be lockblocked.
It's there to allow slow pokes the time to finish off what they were answering on the off chance that the question will later be reopened.
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1It's probably infinite. As long as you start writing a reply before it gets closed you can post it. I think this is the way it should be. Commented Mar 31, 2010 at 4:44
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But like everything on SOFU, there's always an upper limit. Just no idea what that is for closed questions getting answers. @kop– random ModCommented Mar 31, 2010 at 5:05
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4the grace period for answer submission is now 4 after after question closure; it is no longer 'infinite'. Commented Jan 29, 2011 at 4:28
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4Four wagon wheels? Four parsecs? You're making this game awfully unit vague @jeff– random ModCommented Jan 29, 2011 at 4:30
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8@random four wagon wheels! parsecs! tyrannosaurus rexes! sorry. hours. Commented Jan 29, 2011 at 4:46
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2Note to self: Open an "answer your question" window just in case the question gets closed. Come back 3 hours later when I'm not busy.– user102937Commented Aug 13, 2013 at 20:47