by appointment
idiom
: by an agreement to meet at a particular time
The doctor sees patients by appointment only.
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Visits are available by appointment only, and the house is also open to visitors each spring for Lynchburg's Garden Day.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays or Wednesdays by appointment.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Trustee wanted After former trustee Alex Shultz’s resignation last month, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District is looking to fill his seat by appointment.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Her council seat would become vacant and filled by appointment, requiring the vote of at least four council members within 30 days.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays or Wednesdays by appointment.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Trustee wanted After former trustee Alex Shultz’s resignation last month, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District is looking to fill his seat by appointment.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Her council seat would become vacant and filled by appointment, requiring the vote of at least four council members within 30 days.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
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“By appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20appointment. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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