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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Target requests that customers line up outside local stores before business hours begin on June 5.
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Students will also receive qualitative feedback from FSF adjunct faculty partners within 48 business hours of each assignment submission, helping students improve and refine their ideas ahead of the competition deadline.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
Newsweek has contacted the GSA and Harvard for comment via emails to their press offices outside of normal business hours.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm business hours on Memorial Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 May 2025
Students will also receive qualitative feedback from FSF adjunct faculty partners within 48 business hours of each assignment submission, helping students improve and refine their ideas ahead of the competition deadline.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 May 2025
Newsweek has contacted the GSA and Harvard for comment via emails to their press offices outside of normal business hours.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
Customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm business hours on Memorial Day.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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“Business hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business%20hours. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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