1
: a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
Examples of workday in a Sentence
On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.
Recent Examples on the Web
Videos promoting walking pads show people enjoying fitness on their own schedules — which might mean during the workday or a reality TV marathon.
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Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The bill could also open the door for employers to not pay workers for travel for long commutes to and from distant worksites and even travel between sites during the workday.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
One productivity hack that worked well for me during my corporate career was to take the last 15 to 20 minutes at the end of each workday to create my prioritized to-do list for the following day.
—Peter Accettura, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The price was 590,000 to the dollar on March 18, the last workday before the holiday.
—Amir Vahdat, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
Michael Hiltzik: The 8-hour workday was the paramount goal of unions in the 1800s.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But on Friday, neither those forecasts, nor the frequent sense of the imminence of rain, could easily dispel the sense of warm-weather ease seemingly felt in Washington, as the city settled into the workday rituals and patterns of thought associated with the recent start of daylight saving time.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
In the 1830s, coal miners and textile workers began pushing back against workdays of up to 14 hours.
—Russ Bynum, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
That day, February 29, also just happens to be a traditional workday.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The bill could also open the door for employers to not pay workers for travel for long commutes to and from distant worksites and even travel between sites during the workday.
—Rebecca Grapevine, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2024
One productivity hack that worked well for me during my corporate career was to take the last 15 to 20 minutes at the end of each workday to create my prioritized to-do list for the following day.
—Peter Accettura, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
The price was 590,000 to the dollar on March 18, the last workday before the holiday.
—Amir Vahdat, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
Michael Hiltzik: The 8-hour workday was the paramount goal of unions in the 1800s.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
But on Friday, neither those forecasts, nor the frequent sense of the imminence of rain, could easily dispel the sense of warm-weather ease seemingly felt in Washington, as the city settled into the workday rituals and patterns of thought associated with the recent start of daylight saving time.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024
In the 1830s, coal miners and textile workers began pushing back against workdays of up to 14 hours.
—Russ Bynum, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
That day, February 29, also just happens to be a traditional workday.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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workday
noun
work·day
-ˌdā 
1
: a day on which work is performed
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
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