opening time

noun

1. the time at which public houses can legally start selling alcoholic drinks

Example Sentences

How the payroll cash was brought from up the line in an armored car to the bank before opening time in the morning.

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"A crowd of fifteen men came here and registered at opening time," announced one herald.

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After that, if the alerte sounded before opening time, there was no show.

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I did not go to the office till half-an-hour after opening time on Monday.

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It still lacked five minutes of opening time and the students were, for the most part, conversing in low tones.

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