office hours
noun
1
: the time during the day when people work in an office
Our office hours are 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday.
2
US
: the time during the day when a teacher is available to meet with students in his or her office
She has office hours Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00.
3
US
: a time during the day when people can see a doctor or dentist
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Newsweek contacted the office of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, via the Clinton Foundation, for comment on Saturday by online inquiry form and email respectively outside of regular office hours.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
One student talked about the vulnerability and embarrassment of having to go to a TA's office hours for help and the flexibility of having multi-hour tutoring sessions available via ChatGPT at any time of the day.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Instead, set structured availability and hold office hours with a purpose.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Comer has also started holding office hours at VFW Post 4075 in Frankfort and is helping lead an effort urging the National Personnel Records Center to fix delays for returning veteran records, according to a press release.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
One student talked about the vulnerability and embarrassment of having to go to a TA's office hours for help and the flexibility of having multi-hour tutoring sessions available via ChatGPT at any time of the day.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Instead, set structured availability and hold office hours with a purpose.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Comer has also started holding office hours at VFW Post 4075 in Frankfort and is helping lead an effort urging the National Personnel Records Center to fix delays for returning veteran records, according to a press release.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
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“Office hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/office%20hours. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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