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office hours pl (plural only)

  1. The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks. To request a brochure, please call during office hours.
    • 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:He cut his Psychology once or twice, nor could he succeed, during office hours, in keeping his mind on office-routine.
  2. 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.

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[edit] times when office workers are at their desks
  • Bulgarian: работно време n (rabotno vreme)
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 辦公時間 / 办公时间 (bàngōng shíjiān)
  • Czech: úřední hodiny f
  • Dutch: kantooruren (nl) n
  • Finnish: toimistotyöaika, toimistoaika
  • French: heures ouvrables f pl
  • German: Bürozeit (de) f, Geschäftszeit f, Kassenstunden f pl (cash-box hours), Sprechstunden (de) f pl (med.)
  • Hungarian: (hivatali) munkaidő
  • Italian: please add this translation if you can
  • Japanese: 勤務時間 (kinmu jikan)
  • Korean: 근무시간(勤務時間) (geunmusigan)
  • Persian: ساعت کاری
  • Portuguese: horário comercial
  • Russian: please add this translation if you can
  • Spanish: horario de oficina m
  • Swedish: kontorstid (sv) c
prearranged time when a person is available
  • Chinese: Mandarin: 咨詢時間 / 咨询时间 (zīxún shíjiān)
  • Dutch: spreekuur (nl) n
  • Finnish: vastaanottoaika
  • French: permanence (fr) f
  • German: Sprechstunde (de) f, Bürozeit f, Konsultationsstunde f, Beratungstermin m
  • Hungarian: fogadóóra (hu), félfogadási idő, ügyfélfogadási idő
  • Icelandic: viðtalstími m
  • Italian: please add this translation if you can
  • Japanese: 質問待機時間 (shitshumon taiki jikan)
  • Portuguese: horário de atendimento m
  • Russian: часы́ присутствия (časý prisutstvija), приёмные часы́ (prijómnyje časý)
  • Spanish: tutorías (es) f pl
  • Swedish: arbetstid (sv) c

See also

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  • bankers' hours
  • business hours
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