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.
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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
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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
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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