open for business
idiom
: able to be entered and used by customers
The store will be open for business next week.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell and his coaching staff will have to continue piecing it together because rival front offices aren’t open for business yet.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
And with the post office still open for business, Pray will keep its place on the map for years to come.
—Colin Burke, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
In January, FilmLA reported how permit applications had plummeted due to the L.A. Fires, but the city remained open for business.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
As Deadline revealed in February, a development room was open for business led by Lim, who will serve as executive producer, writer, and showrunner.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2025
And with the post office still open for business, Pray will keep its place on the map for years to come.
—Colin Burke, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2025
In January, FilmLA reported how permit applications had plummeted due to the L.A. Fires, but the city remained open for business.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
As Deadline revealed in February, a development room was open for business led by Lim, who will serve as executive producer, writer, and showrunner.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for open for business
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“Open for business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20for%20business. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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