early closing

British  

noun

1. 1. the shutting of most of the shops in a town one afternoon each week

   2. ( as adjective )

      early-closing day

2. the day on which this happens

   Thursday is early closing in Aylesbury

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Example Sentences

Last week, the government ordered energy-saving measures for a one-month period, including early closing times for most commercial establishments as well as reductions in street lighting and allocations for government vehicles.

From Los Angeles Times

That same early closing bell will cut the brewery operating time in half on Thursdays and leave only four and a half of the regularly-scheduled 11 hours for business on Fridays.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our increasingly early closing and family unfriendly licensing laws threaten to make us look dour compared to other European cities."

From BBC

He mentioned a good friend, Jordan E. Cooper, the playwright and star of “Ain’t No Mo’,” and the early closing last fall of that show, which had a mostly Black creative team.

From New York Times

Their task at building community is complicated by their location, the former Rappahannock Oyster Bar inside Union Market, a food hall with early closing hours and a demonstrated willingness to give loyal vendors the boot.

From Washington Post