weekdays

American  

[week-deyz] / ˈwikˌdeɪz /

adverb

1. every day, especially Monday through Friday, during the workweek.

   Weekdays we're open from nine till five.

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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

week, day, -s ¹

Example Sentences

We currently do not pay for child care, as a relative provides full-time care during the weekdays.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

We currently do not pay for childcare, as a relative provides full-time care during the weekdays.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

An additional finding showed that participants who reported higher calorie totals on weekends than weekdays also lost more weight.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The general knowledge quiz airs on BBC Two on weekdays.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

We all agreed to wake up a half-hour earlier on weekdays to avoid the “morning tangle,” as Mom called it, and so far it seems to be working.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz