by appointment
idiom
: by an agreement to meet at a particular time
The doctor sees patients by appointment only.
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In March, Star Mayor Trevor A. Chadwick announced the city would turn empty offices in its city hall into a space for driver’s license services by appointment.
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Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2025
The preliminary schedule features more than 54 runway shows and designer presentations, with additional collections being presented digitally and by appointment.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The 336 boxes constituting the Didion-Dunne archive are available to researchers starting today, by appointment, and even the most cursory look through them is revealing, fascinating, and simply entertaining.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
The gallery is open 10am to 4pm Tuesday-Thursday and by appointment.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2025
The preliminary schedule features more than 54 runway shows and designer presentations, with additional collections being presented digitally and by appointment.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
The 336 boxes constituting the Didion-Dunne archive are available to researchers starting today, by appointment, and even the most cursory look through them is revealing, fascinating, and simply entertaining.
—Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
The gallery is open 10am to 4pm Tuesday-Thursday and by appointment.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
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“By appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20appointment. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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