nine to fiveadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪntəˈfʌɪv/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪn(t)əˈfaɪv/

Forms: 1900s– 9–5, 1900s– 9 to 5, 1900s– nine-to-five.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nine n., to prep., five n.

Etymology: < nine n. + to prep. + five n.

A. adj.

Usually with hyphen. Designating a routine, lifestyle, etc., centred around a standard office day lasting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., esp. to express an idea of boredom and predictability. Also: designating a (conventionally minded) person committed to such a lifestyle.

ΚΠ

1903 Harper's Mag. Jan. 198/1 So inflexible was the nine-to-five routine..that Camilla sat stupefied at the incredible sight of him.

1927 H. Rowland This Married Life 215 Divorce is the doubtful ‘deliverance’ which permits a woman to exchange the ‘bondage’ of a home for the ‘freedom’ of a nine-to-five job in an office.

1956 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 22 50 He is almost never free, though he may not be burdened with a nine-to-five routine.

1961 Oxf. Mag. 4 May 318/2 The so called ‘9 to 5’ atmosphere and routine.

1966 O. Norton School of Liars i. 19 ‘I hate having my corn measured by someone else's bushel. Especially when it's a tinpot suburban bushel. The nine-to-five world.’ That amused him.

1972 Nature 25 Feb. 412/3 The contract people tend to be exclusively ‘9 to 5’ scientists whereas the scientists on grants have the traditional university attitude of ignoring the clock.

1989 R. Holt Sport & British (1993) 131 The golf club became the preferred embellishment of the high-class housing estate, where the ‘nine-to-five’ commuters could meet at the weekend.

2001 Financial Times (Nexis) 30 Aug. 5 Mr Ackerman, an entertainer by trade, has never been an office-bound nine-to-five man.

B. n.

The period of time (or the hours) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., representing the hours worked during a standard office day; (by extension) a person who works routinely between these hours; work or a job occupying these hours; the routine imposed by this.

ΚΠ

1906 Business Man’s Mag. Feb. 106 To him work is not the humdrum endurance of ‘nine’ to ‘five’.

1936 Business Wk. 11 Jan. 25 (advt.) ‘Nine to Five’—Thursdays 7:15 p.m., E. S. T., Blue NBC Network.

1975 P. G. Winslow Death of Angel i. 41 Wants a nine to five... That's her type, not a policeman coming in at all hours.

1977 Undercurrents June 2/1 A bit of spying in your spare-time, perhaps even as a double agent, would make an enormously exciting change from the old nine-to-five.

1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 37 Swing into spring in this fully pleated striped skirt for 9 to 5 and beyond.

1991 Trouser Press Record Guide (ed. 3) 22 The songwriting team..penned irate diatribes aimed at what they called the ‘nowheres’ of the world: straights, nine-to-fives, etc.

1992 Sci. Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Amer. Bull. Winter 7/2 I have more experience as a writer, and also do a lot of copy-editing at my nine-to-five.

1998 Zest July 102/1 Exhausted, frazzled and sick of the nine-to-five? What you need is a holiday.

C. adv.

From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

ΚΠ

1957 Oxnard (Calif.) Press-Courier 6 July 3/5 Working nine to five in his insurance mill.

1980 W. Valgardson Gentle Sinners ix. 103 Game wardens work nine to five nowadays.

1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 99 We waved to the peak hour traffic and drank toasts of cask wine to people who worked nine to five.

2001 This is Local London (Nexis) 20 Sept. There evening workers and people who work at weekends, as well as those who work nine-to-five.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nine to five
释义	nine to fiveadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌnʌɪntəˈfʌɪv/, U.S. /ˌnaɪn(t)əˈfaɪv/ Forms: 1900s– 9–5, 1900s– 9 to 5, 1900s– nine-to-five. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nine n., to prep., five n. Etymology: < nine n. + to prep. + five n. A. adj. Usually with hyphen. Designating a routine, lifestyle, etc., centred around a standard office day lasting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., esp. to express an idea of boredom and predictability. Also: designating a (conventionally minded) person committed to such a lifestyle. ΚΠ 1903 Harper's Mag. Jan. 198/1 So inflexible was the nine-to-five routine..that Camilla sat stupefied at the incredible sight of him. 1927 H. Rowland This Married Life 215 Divorce is the doubtful ‘deliverance’ which permits a woman to exchange the ‘bondage’ of a home for the ‘freedom’ of a nine-to-five job in an office. 1956 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 22 50 He is almost never free, though he may not be burdened with a nine-to-five routine. 1961 Oxf. Mag. 4 May 318/2 The so called ‘9 to 5’ atmosphere and routine. 1966 O. Norton School of Liars i. 19 ‘I hate having my corn measured by someone else's bushel. Especially when it's a tinpot suburban bushel. The nine-to-five world.’ That amused him. 1972 Nature 25 Feb. 412/3 The contract people tend to be exclusively ‘9 to 5’ scientists whereas the scientists on grants have the traditional university attitude of ignoring the clock. 1989 R. Holt Sport & British (1993) 131 The golf club became the preferred embellishment of the high-class housing estate, where the ‘nine-to-five’ commuters could meet at the weekend. 2001 Financial Times (Nexis) 30 Aug. 5 Mr Ackerman, an entertainer by trade, has never been an office-bound nine-to-five man. B. n. The period of time (or the hours) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., representing the hours worked during a standard office day; (by extension) a person who works routinely between these hours; work or a job occupying these hours; the routine imposed by this. ΚΠ 1906 Business Man’s Mag. Feb. 106 To him work is not the humdrum endurance of ‘nine’ to ‘five’. 1936 Business Wk. 11 Jan. 25 (advt.) ‘Nine to Five’—Thursdays 7:15 p.m., E. S. T., Blue NBC Network. 1975 P. G. Winslow Death of Angel i. 41 Wants a nine to five... That's her type, not a policeman coming in at all hours. 1977 Undercurrents June 2/1 A bit of spying in your spare-time, perhaps even as a double agent, would make an enormously exciting change from the old nine-to-five. 1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 37 Swing into spring in this fully pleated striped skirt for 9 to 5 and beyond. 1991 Trouser Press Record Guide (ed. 3) 22 The songwriting team..penned irate diatribes aimed at what they called the ‘nowheres’ of the world: straights, nine-to-fives, etc. 1992 Sci. Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Amer. Bull. Winter 7/2 I have more experience as a writer, and also do a lot of copy-editing at my nine-to-five. 1998 Zest July 102/1 Exhausted, frazzled and sick of the nine-to-five? What you need is a holiday. C. adv. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ΚΠ 1957 Oxnard (Calif.) Press-Courier 6 July 3/5 Working nine to five in his insurance mill. 1980 W. Valgardson Gentle Sinners ix. 103 Game wardens work nine to five nowadays. 1987 K. Lette Girls' Night Out (1989) 99 We waved to the peak hour traffic and drank toasts of cask wine to people who worked nine to five. 2001 This is Local London (Nexis) 20 Sept. There evening workers and people who work at weekends, as well as those who work nine-to-five. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1903
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