closing time

noun

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

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The 49ers, this Sunday’s visitors, know all about closing time, too. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025 Austin police cold case detective Daniel Jackson said at a news conference Monday that a perpetrator entered the store or remained there until closing time. Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 29 Sep. 2025 Instead of 10 both nights, closing time will be 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20. Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2025 The victim, DaShayla Jones, died in the parking lot of Malibu Jack’s in North Richland Hills after a fight began inside the indoor entertainment facility around closing time at midnight Sunday and spilled outside, investigators said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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