by appointment

idiom

: by an agreement to meet at a particular time
The doctor sees patients by appointment only.

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Plus, twice a year, the contractor will by appointment pick up the following items: mattresses, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, microwaves, water heaters, scrap metal, televisions or computers. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Visits are available by appointment only, and you’ll be shown around the intimate rotating exhibitions by the artist, curator, or art director. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 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, 10 Feb. 2025 The University of Miami’s special collections library is open to the public by appointment most weeks from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by appointment

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“By appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20appointment. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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