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. 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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