weekdays
Americanadverb
Usage
What does weekdays mean? Weekdays is an adverb that means on the days from Monday through Friday. Each of these days is considered a weekday—a day that is not a weekend day (Saturday or Sunday). The word week most commonly refers to any period of seven consecutive days, or to the seven-day period on the calendar that begins on Sunday and ends on Saturday. However, in weekdays, it refers to the five-day period that’s often considered the workweek or school week. The standard workweek is from Monday through Friday, though working schedules vary widely. For this reason, weekdays is typically used to distinguish things that happen during the workweek from those that happen on the weekend. It’s especially used in the context of business hours and working schedules. The word weekends can be used as an adverb in the same way. Example: We’re open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., but we’re closed weekends.
Etymology
Origin of weekdays
Example Sentences
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Effective Monday, South Korea extended dollar-won trading to 24 hours on weekdays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“General Hospital,” which airs weekdays on ABC and streams on Hulu, is in its 64th year and stands as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
In the village of Rushenden for instance, the first bus on weekdays leaves at 10:05 and the last at 13:20.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
We currently do not pay for child care, as a relative provides full-time care during the weekdays.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
It was also during this time that we were given school supplies—books, pens, and pencils—and told that we would have classes from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on weekdays.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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