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.
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Customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm business hours on Easter.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Clients may also receive an invitation to events at Q New York; Aston Martin hosts events for Formula One as well as its brand partners, and during regular business hours everyone is welcome.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Newsweek has contacted Ackman, Musk and the White House for further comment via emails sent outside regular business hours on Monday.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Officials with the White House and National Security Council didn’t respond to requests for comment outside of normal business hours.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Clients may also receive an invitation to events at Q New York; Aston Martin hosts events for Formula One as well as its brand partners, and during regular business hours everyone is welcome.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Newsweek has contacted Ackman, Musk and the White House for further comment via emails sent outside regular business hours on Monday.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Officials with the White House and National Security Council didn’t respond to requests for comment outside of normal business hours.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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