opening time
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Shortly after opening time on a recent morning, the Kettering store already had a number of middle-aged customers milling about the space leafing through magazines—yes, it has those—or asking for advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
At the main office of the Cubamax company in Hialeah, northwest of Miami, which handles remittances, shipping and travel, about 10 customers lined up before opening time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Among those in line before the 11 a.m. opening time in recent days were tourists from across the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
Inevitably, weekends are their busiest times but even during a weekday, the hall had seen about 20 visitors by lunchtime, halfway through the four-hour opening time.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023
It had been agreed that she was to come over at opening time in the morning and start the machinery.
From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene
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