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 reached out to the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry for comment via email outside normal business hours.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Residents who want to get a free dose of Narcan can stop by the department’s records office during normal business hours.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Consider discussing start and end times for the workday, guidelines for personal time taken during business hours and the dress code.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
King Soopers stores planned to return to the normal business hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. starting Thursday.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Residents who want to get a free dose of Narcan can stop by the department’s records office during normal business hours.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025
Consider discussing start and end times for the workday, guidelines for personal time taken during business hours and the dress code.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
King Soopers stores planned to return to the normal business hours of 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. starting Thursday.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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