closing time

noun

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

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Halls were packed until the 9 pm closing time for the VIP opening yesterday, and dealers seemed enthusiastic. The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 17 Jan. 2025 Turns out the evening would take place in a subterranean hideaway, where attendees could kick back long past closing time. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024 One snowy night last January, a giggling, handsy couple wandered into a Williamsburg steak restaurant near closing time and plopped down at the bar. Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 On a recent November afternoon, Sister Marie Sorenson made the tough decision to cut off the line outside St. John's Bread & Life food pantry at closing time. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for closing time 

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“Closing time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closing%20time. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

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