office hours en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(plural, plural-only) The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks.
He cut his Psychology once or twice, nor could he succeed, during office hours, in keeping his mind on office-routine.
1919, Henry B[lake] Fuller, “Cope Again in the Country”, in Bertram Cope’s Year: A Novel, Chicago, Ill.: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, The Alderbrink Press, →OCLC, page 274:To request a brochure, please call during office hours.
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(plural, plural-only) A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment.
If you need help with the homework, the professor will be holding office hours on Thursday from 7–9pm.
Relateds
bankers' hours · business hours
Translations (37)
de Sprechstunde (prearranged time when a person is available) · de Bürozeit (times when office workers are at their desks) · es tutorías (prearranged time when a person is available) · ko 상담시간 (prearranged time when a person is available) · sv arbetstid (prearranged time when a person is available) · es horario de oficina (times when office workers are at their desks) · pt horário de atendimento (prearranged time when a person is available) · cmn 咨詢時間 /咨询时间 (prearranged time when a person is available) · fi toimistotyöaika (times when office workers are at their desks) · cs úřední hodiny (times when office workers are at their desks) · fi vastaanottoaika (prearranged time when a person is available) · hu ügyfélfogadási idő (prearranged time when a person is available) · fi toimistoaika (times when office workers are at their desks) · ja 勤務時間 (times when office workers are at their desks) · pt horário comercial (times when office workers are at their desks) · de Sprechstunden (med.) (times when office workers are at their desks) · fa ساعت کاری (times when office workers are at their desks) · cmn 辦公時間 /办公时间 (times when office workers are at their desks) · fr permanence (prearranged time when a person is available) · hu félfogadási idő (prearranged time when a person is available) · sv kontorstid (times when office workers are at their desks) · ru часы́ присутствия (prearranged time when a person is available) · nl kantooruren (times when office workers are at their desks) · ja 質問待機時間 (prearranged time when a person is available) · is viðtalstími (prearranged time when a person is available) · ru приёмные часы́ (prearranged time when a person is available) · de Bürozeit (prearranged time when a person is available) · hu fogadóóra (prearranged time when a person is available) · ko 근무시간 (times when office workers are at their desks) · hu (hivatali) munkaidő (times when office workers are at their desks) · de Konsultationsstunde (prearranged time when a person is available) · de Kassenstunden (times when office workers are at their desks) · nl spreekuur (prearranged time when a person is available) · bg работно време (times when office workers are at their desks) · fr heures ouvrables (times when office workers are at their desks) · de Beratungstermin (prearranged time when a person is available) · de Geschäftszeit (times when office workers are at their desks)