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
The week kicks off with a volunteer cleanup workday at parks throughout the county on April 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register here and receive free admission to any county park with registration.
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Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
But will typical consumers — those who don’t spend their workdays analyzing the minutiae of utility customer experience — even bother to deal with this craziness?
—Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
School was over for the day and soon the workday would be done, too.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
In a study, led by Wladislaw Rivkin, an associate professor at Trinity Business School, observed the working habits and performance of 179 employees over the course of 1,071 workdays.
—Josie Cox, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Edging past the 10-hour mark isn’t enough to stand out in this tier, but long enough to last a workday off of the outlet.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
The workday often ends after midnight, when trucks have hauled away the last of the day’s crop.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Videos promoting walking pads show people enjoying fitness on their own schedules — which might mean during the workday or a reality TV marathon.
—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
Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2024
But will typical consumers — those who don’t spend their workdays analyzing the minutiae of utility customer experience — even bother to deal with this craziness?
—Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
School was over for the day and soon the workday would be done, too.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
In a study, led by Wladislaw Rivkin, an associate professor at Trinity Business School, observed the working habits and performance of 179 employees over the course of 1,071 workdays.
—Josie Cox, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Edging past the 10-hour mark isn’t enough to stand out in this tier, but long enough to last a workday off of the outlet.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
The workday often ends after midnight, when trucks have hauled away the last of the day’s crop.
—Qadri Inzamam Saumya Khandelwal, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Videos promoting walking pads show people enjoying fitness on their own schedules — which might mean during the workday or a reality TV marathon.
—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
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 24 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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