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 emailed a spokesperson for Welch for comment on Thursday outside of normal business hours.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The was no immediate response from the Chinese foreign ministry outside of business hours on Thursday.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Bill Miller is closed on Christmas Day and resumes regular business hours on Dec. 26.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
Police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department’s records department will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1, and regular business hours will resume on Jan. 2.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The was no immediate response from the Chinese foreign ministry outside of business hours on Thursday.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
Bill Miller is closed on Christmas Day and resumes regular business hours on Dec. 26.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
Police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department’s records department will be closed Dec. 24-Jan. 1, and regular business hours will resume on Jan. 2.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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