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 White House and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries by email outside of normal business hours on Saturday. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025 Respect boundaries with no e-mail, slack messages, or texts outside of business hours unless truly urgent. Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 That means all walk-in services have resumed during normal business hours, the release said, and individuals seeking criminal protective orders, including orders of protection, stalking no contact orders and civil no contact orders no longer need to make an appointment. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025 Chong, 30, compared the all-consuming role to that of being an athlete, who trains intensely and dedicates time and energy to the sport beyond normal business hours. Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 3 May 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 28 May. 2025.

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