"off-hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: off-hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} off-hour (plural off-hours)
  1. (US) A period when traffic is light Tags: US
    Sense id: en-off-hour-en-noun-GyQoQlaj Categories (other): American English
  2. time outside normal business hours
    Sense id: en-off-hour-en-noun-3PJrZ9MH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: rush hour

Inflected forms

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