office hours
noun
1
: the time during the day when people work in an office
Our office hours are 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday.
2
US
: the time during the day when a teacher is available to meet with students in his or her office
She has office hours Monday and Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to 11:00.
3
US
: a time during the day when people can see a doctor or dentist
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Newsweek contacted the White House and the Department of Justice for comment on Saturday via email and online inquiry form, respectively, outside regular office hours.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The interview is also a valuable time to clarify costs, office hours, and other basic concerns.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Real estate deals made up some of those transactions — closings, earnest fund refunds, construction loans payouts, fees to agents and to title companies, all manned by professionals who often work outside regular office hours.
—Tom Groenfeldt, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Their stories arrive by email, during office hours, in personal conversations and sometimes in the passionate public comments that precede a vote.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
The interview is also a valuable time to clarify costs, office hours, and other basic concerns.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 18 July 2025
Real estate deals made up some of those transactions — closings, earnest fund refunds, construction loans payouts, fees to agents and to title companies, all manned by professionals who often work outside regular office hours.
—Tom Groenfeldt, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Their stories arrive by email, during office hours, in personal conversations and sometimes in the passionate public comments that precede a vote.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for office hours
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“Office hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/office%20hours. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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