by appointment

idiom

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

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Additional financial services will be available in the lobby by appointment only. Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024 Cincy shows off its weird side at the Lucky Cat Museum where a local couple shares their collection of hundreds of the Japanese waving cats by appointment only. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Outside of openings, most hours at the Kiosk are by appointment only. Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024 Early voting in the Village of North Prairie is available at Village Hall, 130 N. Harrison St., for walk-ins between 3:30 and 5 p.m. between Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Nov. 1; and by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between those dates, according to the Village of North Prairie. Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024 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 24 Nov. 2024.

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