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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

see origin at week, day, -s ¹

Example Sentences

Weekdays are less busy, but can still see lines, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Weekdays, Tom Girardi held court at Morton’s steakhouse in downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

Weekdays in Iowa are, mostly, a respite: Many of the candidates have jobs back in Washington and return to the state on the weekends — Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2020

Weekdays will see about 9,000 cubic feet leave the lake per second, while that number will be reduced to 7,000 on weekends.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2018

Weekdays, now, Molly doesn’t wait for Jack to take her to Vivian’s house.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline