office hours
noun
1
: the time during the day when people work in an office
Our office hours are 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday.
2
US
: the time during the day when a teacher is available to meet with students in his or her office
She has office hours Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00.
3
US
: a time during the day when people can see a doctor or dentist
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Newsweek has contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Taco Giro for comment via email outside office hours.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Tickets can also be purchased in the church’s Welcome Center during office hours.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Join me at my inaugural office hours – an event inspired by former education reporter Maddie Mitchell.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
Gershman remembers Patel often visiting his office hours to talk through tough questions in criminal law.
—Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Tickets can also be purchased in the church’s Welcome Center during office hours.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Join me at my inaugural office hours – an event inspired by former education reporter Maddie Mitchell.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2025
Gershman remembers Patel often visiting his office hours to talk through tough questions in criminal law.
—Marc Fisher, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Office hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/office%20hours. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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