office hours
nounmasculine/ɨʃpɨˈðjẽtɨ/high
ex·pe·di·en·te
Definitions
1The period of time during which business is conducted, especially in an office or public service; working hours.
The public office's hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call during office hours to speak to the director.
Common collocations
office hoursbusiness hoursregular hours
2The set of documents, files, or administrative tasks to be dealt with.
The secretary has a lot of paperwork to clear today.
The backlog of paperwork after the holidays was enormous.
Common collocations
bureaucratic paperworkclear the paperwork
Etymology
Do latim 'expedient-', particípio presente de 'expedire' (desembaraçar, preparar).