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closing time

noun

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

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Check specific stores for closing time. Hang Nguyen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025 Wednesday through Sunday, a seasonally rotating lunch menu developed by owner-chef Christopher Beattie will be served from noon to closing time. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 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 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 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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