opening time

British

noun

the time at which public houses can legally start selling alcoholic drinks

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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

The council said a "junior member" of its "employability team" had emailed the councillor regarding the opening time of the new store.

From BBC

Among those in line before the 11 a.m. opening time in recent days were tourists from across the world.

From Los Angeles Times

He became the seventh Australian to wear the yellow jersey as race leader at the Tour de France by winning the opening time trial in 2015, setting a race record for his average speed.

From Washington Times

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

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