How to Use business day in a Sentence

business day

noun
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  • The best response time Per Inc, one business day is reasonable enough for a work email response, but there is a caveat.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Currently, transfers must be processed or declined by the end of the next business day, but the new law will allow an extension of three more days.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Documents from each day in court this week will be posted by the end of the following business day.
    — David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
  • For months when the first is on a weekend or holiday, the checks are sent out on the last business day of the previous month, according to the SSA.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2023
  • If April 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, then the final deadline falls on the next business day.
    — Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • But every business day for almost seven weeks this year, U2 blared over the speakers at my request.
    — Theodore Kim, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Records from each day are typically available by the end of the following business day.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • Your selection should go into effect on the next business day.
    — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
  • Though Young Lee received notice less than one business day before the September hearing, Syed’s lawyers said the court followed the law.
    — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2023
  • For some companies, mandatory detachment might mean that all after-hours emails and texts can be ignored until the next business day.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2023
  • But when the first day of a month lands on a holiday or weekend, the administration releases the checks on the last business day of the previous month to ensure recipients have the check by the first, per the agency.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The company said through its Accelerated Sale and Purchase program, sellers in the marketplace can close deals in just one business day.
    — Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But when the first day of a month is a holiday or weekend, the administration releases the checks on the last business day of the previous month to ensure recipients have the check by the first, according to the agency.
    — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2023
  • After approval, the money could be deposited into your account the following business day.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Now, users can auto-fill their Apple Cash card number rather than deal with transferring money to their bank, which costs a small fee when users choose the instant transfer option versus the free 1 – 3 business day alternative.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 11 Feb. 2024
  • That’s a lot of software to toggle through on a normal business day, and the trend only keeps growing with the use of more online collaboration and productivity tools by employees and more mobile apps by consumers.
    — Khadim Batti, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • While the shutdown would technically begin early Sunday morning, most of those plans wouldn't begin to be fully implemented until Monday, the next business day.
    — Stefan Becket, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Nixon said families who apply usually receive a response within the course of a normal business day, depending on when the application is submitted.
    — Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Medical practitioners must report leprosy within one business day to the Florida Department of Health to conduct contact tracing to contain the outbreak.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2023
  • But the federal national background check system has been heavily criticized for its loopholes, including a provision that allows dealers to sell weapons while the background check is still pending after a third business day.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Heritage also violated one of its internal policies, failing 57.4% of the time to initiate voice-to-voice contact with the policyholder within one business day of receiving a claim, regulators found.
    — Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • Immigration lawyers argued that Trump’s version of the policy, which allowed migrants a business day, rather than 48 hours, limited migrants’ ability to find attorneys, gather evidence and prepare for the interview.
    — Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Ideally, an order should be entered into state law enforcement databases within one business day, said Weber, a former supervising attorney for the California Judicial Council who trained judges and court staff.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023

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