closing time

noun

: the time when businesses (such as banks and bars) close for the day

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The belief over this next week is that asking prices are going to come way down once players realize that closing time is fast approaching. Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026 According to the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, the Deerwood Bank in Garrison, population 200, was robbed at closing time Tuesday. Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025 Check specific stores for closing time. Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025 On several occasions, police were called to the restaurant early in the night, and then returned for a separate, unrelated incident near closing time. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for closing time

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“Closing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing%20time. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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