office hoursnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌɒf.ɪs ˈaʊəz/us/ˌɑː.fɪs ˈaʊrz/the hours during the day when people who work in offices are usually at work:
I'll have to do it outside/out of (= before or after) office hours.
Their phone lines are only open during office hours.
US the times during the day when you can go to see a doctor, dentist, professor, etc. at his or her office:
Many doctors have evening office hours.
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