business day

noun

: a day when most businesses are open : a weekday that is not a holiday
Please allow 14 business days for delivery.

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Steve Katz said Thursday that once a decision has been made to seek an arrest warrant in such cases, the process to file a criminal complaint must begin within one business day, according to a copy of an officewide memo reviewed by The Times. James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025 What To Know Writing for the majority, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch stated that standard legal principles apply, meaning a Saturday deadline to depart the country should extend to the next business day. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025 Set a norm for response time – i.e., the next business day or within 24 hours – and establish a communication channel like Teams or Slack for questions that require a faster response. Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 Besides the appointments currently available on the state scheduler, approximately 3,000 new appointments for REAL ID upgrades are added each business day at 7 a.m., the spokesperson added. Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for business day

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“Business day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20day. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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