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
Examples of office hours in a Sentence
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Most of FedEx's pickup and delivery services, except for FedEx Custom Critical, will not be available on Easter, and office hours may also be modified.
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Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
The company is looking to muscle in on China’s increasingly popular camping culture, but the car may also prove a hit with desk jockeys enduring the country’s notoriously grueling office hours and looking for a place to nap.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
When asked if any of these office hours requests turned into full time clients, both founders shook their heads.
—Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 1-2.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
It’s estimated that employees spend about five office hours weekly thinking about their stressors.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Covid and hybrid work have made evening events less appealing than socializing during office hours (especially for working parents).
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
There were no more office hours with professors, no more study sessions in libraries or dorms; no impromptu get-togethers after class discussions or debates at cafeterias and coffee shops.
—Eric Klinenberg, TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
Discussions that seem likely to take fifteen minutes or less should be conducted during office hours, minimizing the number of intrusive meetings and freeing everyone from endless back-and-forth e-mail threads.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2023
Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
The company is looking to muscle in on China’s increasingly popular camping culture, but the car may also prove a hit with desk jockeys enduring the country’s notoriously grueling office hours and looking for a place to nap.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
When asked if any of these office hours requests turned into full time clients, both founders shook their heads.
—Amy Shoenthal, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 1-2.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
It’s estimated that employees spend about five office hours weekly thinking about their stressors.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Covid and hybrid work have made evening events less appealing than socializing during office hours (especially for working parents).
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
There were no more office hours with professors, no more study sessions in libraries or dorms; no impromptu get-togethers after class discussions or debates at cafeterias and coffee shops.
—Eric Klinenberg, TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
Discussions that seem likely to take fifteen minutes or less should be conducted during office hours, minimizing the number of intrusive meetings and freeing everyone from endless back-and-forth e-mail threads.
—Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2023
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