business hours
noun
: the hours that the office is open to do business
Someone will be available to answer your call during regular business hours.
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Newsweek contacted the organizers by email outside of normal business hours to comment on this story.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The New York Times and Penguin did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
—Reuters, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The department is now offering VIN inspections at roll call locations, Monday through Friday, instead of during patrols during business hours.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Sep. 2025
The Massachusetts Senate sanctioned Tran in 2020 after the Senate Ethics Committee found his office staff had been performing campaign work with public resources during business hours.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The New York Times and Penguin did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
—Reuters, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
The department is now offering VIN inspections at roll call locations, Monday through Friday, instead of during patrols during business hours.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 14 Sep. 2025
The Massachusetts Senate sanctioned Tran in 2020 after the Senate Ethics Committee found his office staff had been performing campaign work with public resources during business hours.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business hours
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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