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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Newsweek reached out to Georgia's Ministry of Internal Affairs via email and the Royal Thai Police via a form on its website outside of business hours for comment.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
ByteDance and TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
—Gursimran Mehar, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
Get them during regular business hours, the worker told the driver before calling 911, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer wrote in the warrant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
All free days take place during regular business hours unless otherwise noted.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
ByteDance and TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours.
—Gursimran Mehar, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2025
Get them during regular business hours, the worker told the driver before calling 911, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer wrote in the warrant.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
All free days take place during regular business hours unless otherwise noted.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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