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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Anyone with information regarding the crash was urged to call the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8255, or during non-business hours and weekends, at 877-527-3247.
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City News Service, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Russia’s oil-pipeline operator Transneft didn’t immediately respond to a request for a comment outside normal business hours.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
There was no immediate response from the Pentagon to a request for comment from Bloomberg News outside business hours on Sunday.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm business hours on Easter.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
Russia’s oil-pipeline operator Transneft didn’t immediately respond to a request for a comment outside normal business hours.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2026
There was no immediate response from the Pentagon to a request for comment from Bloomberg News outside business hours on Sunday.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm business hours on Easter.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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