nine-to-five job

noun

: a job during regular business hours usually in an office

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That is because just a little more than a decade ago, Wardley, now 31, was sitting behind a desk in recruitment sales, working a standard nine-to-five job matching people with roles in health and social care. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 8 May 2026 To never have had a normal, nine-to-five job, and always being surrounded by incredibly gifted artists and musicians and craftsmen who work at the highest level. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026 Full salary, nine-to-five job, the perfect spermatozoid to make Diego. — Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026 Many leaders out there, like Google cofounder Sergey Brin, expect their staffers to clock in more than the typical nine-to-five job. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nine-to-five job

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