closing time

noun

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

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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 Near closing time on a recent Fourth of July, Grace Bailey noticed a man approaching along the brick pathway, headed toward the front door of McRaven House in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Jim Beaugez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 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 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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