business hours

noun

: the hours that the office is open to do business
Someone will be available to answer your call during regular business hours.

Examples of business hours in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Apple representatives didn’t respond to a request for comment after regular business hours. Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 Customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm business hours on Easter. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024 Spokespeople for Visa and Mastercard did not immediately respond to requests for comment sent after normal business hours on Friday. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024 The team will be on call in case any issues pop up after normal business hours. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024 Soffer: Grief is sneaky and does not respect business hours. Rachel Montañez, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Regular business hours will be noon to 5 p.m. Sundays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024 Fortune reached out to the company over the weekend but received no immediate reply outside normal business hours. Steve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2024 Gizmodo reached out to Dell for comment on the policy change on Tuesday outside of normal business hours and did not immediately receive a response. Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024

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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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