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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The west Tempe mall near Priest Drive and Baseline Road was open for regular business hours on Saturday, according to employees at Harkins Theatres, along with retailers Ross and Black-Market Minerals.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2024
If the alarm rang outside business hours, someone would need to call down a list of seismologists until someone agreed to come in.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
If all work were done during regular business hours and in locations near student support centers, this would not be a problem.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment sent outside of regular business hours.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2024
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 Sep. 2024
If the alarm rang outside business hours, someone would need to call down a list of seismologists until someone agreed to come in.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
If all work were done during regular business hours and in locations near student support centers, this would not be a problem.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment sent outside of regular business hours.
—Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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