closing time

noun

: the time when businesses (such as banks and bars) close for the day

Examples of closing time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web People lined up deep into the cold winter night on election day and hours after the official poll closing time, with some votes being cast at 3 a.m. the following day. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 June 2024 Both sides spent an unusually long time summing up their cases – just under three hours for the defense and more than five hours for the prosecution – causing the jury to stay late, long past the courthouse’s 5:00 pm closing time. Story Hinckley, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2024 The stock was up over 9% by closing time, hovering around $1,037. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 23 May 2024 Uber and Lyft are riding in opposite directions Uber stock fell more than 5% by closing time as the company released lower-than-expected first-quarter results. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 May 2024 That is, of course, until closing time comes around, leading to the titular lyrics implying taking someone home after the last drink of the night is finished. Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024 There are dinner seatings at 5, 7 and 9 p.m., and Spellbound is expected to close around midnight, though there is no hard closing time. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 Disney California Adventure moved up its closing time on Tuesday, Feb. 6 from 9 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to the Disneyland app. Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2024 But this rollercoaster of scoring the past three games is why there remains concern about Tyler as a go-to player at closing time (and why the Heat continue to miss Jimmy Butler). Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024

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“Closing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing%20time. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.

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