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 representatives for Greene by email to comment on this story outside of normal business hours.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
PayPal didn’t respond to an inquiry from CNBC outside of regular business hours.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
But the centers — most often libraries, community centers, churches and health clinics — typically closed after regular business hours and on weekends and holidays.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Generally, if an area within a national park normally closes down outside of regular business hours when a shutdown is not in effect, that area will stay closed for the duration of the shutdown, the DOI plan outlines.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
PayPal didn’t respond to an inquiry from CNBC outside of regular business hours.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
But the centers — most often libraries, community centers, churches and health clinics — typically closed after regular business hours and on weekends and holidays.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2025
Generally, if an area within a national park normally closes down outside of regular business hours when a shutdown is not in effect, that area will stay closed for the duration of the shutdown, the DOI plan outlines.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for business hours
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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