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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The project also calls for several banquet rooms, as well as a 6-foot-wide waterfront walkway, open to the public during business hours, that traverses the perimeter of the property. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 Intelligent chatbots triage issues or respond instantly, even outside of business hours. Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Neither California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office nor representatives for state senate and assembly leaders respond to inquiries left outside of normal business hours. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025 Newsweek reached out to the DOJ by email outside of normal business hours on Sunday evening for comment. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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