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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Services like virtual care and telemedicine, concierge care and evening or weekend specialist access are all potential solutions in a healthcare system struggling to adapt to needs that occur outside of standard business hours.
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Scott Braunstein, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
On Father’s Day, all Bob Evans locations will be open during regular business hours, which vary by location, for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The British Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside usual London business hours on the Russian accusations.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Federal agents arrested a restaurant worker in Nebraska during business hours in front of customers and staff, footage shows.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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Scott Braunstein, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
On Father’s Day, all Bob Evans locations will be open during regular business hours, which vary by location, for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
The British Council did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside usual London business hours on the Russian accusations.
—Reuters, NBC news, 5 June 2025
Federal agents arrested a restaurant worker in Nebraska during business hours in front of customers and staff, footage shows.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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