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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Public access The public will still have access to the Capitol during its normal business hours — 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
Planned business hours are Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and one Saturday date night a month from 5-10 p.m.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Newsweek contacted the National Park Service for comment outside regular business hours.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Check their business hours and try to co-ordinate your flight times to match up with them to avoid delays at the airport.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2025
Planned business hours are Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and one Saturday date night a month from 5-10 p.m.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Newsweek contacted the National Park Service for comment outside regular business hours.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Check their business hours and try to co-ordinate your flight times to match up with them to avoid delays at the airport.
—Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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