open for business
idiom
: able to be entered and used by customers
The store will be open for business next week.
Examples of open for business in a Sentence
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After months of anticipation, Middle James Brewing Company’s newest location is now open for business in the space formerly home to The Dreamchaser’s Brewery, which closed in February.
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Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
The front doors were unlocked for a media tour that Wednesday but curious folks who stopped by wondered if the store was open for business.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Before Second Act hit the screen, the opening ceremony’s program unspooled and included Streep and Binoche delivering the official proclamation that the festival is now open for business.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Mark your calendars: The Bear is open for business.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Golfweek Nearly 15 years after acquiring the property, and after an eight-month renovation during one of the hottest summers on record, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club’s main attraction is back open for business.
—Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
Whinny’s, the new poolside bar in the hotel, is now open for business.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Now, after nearly four years, OG Cannabis Cafe is back open for business.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Much of their immediate anger concerned McCarthy’s decision, on Saturday, to avert a government shutdown, by passing a forty-five-day continuing resolution that would temporarily keep the U.S. open for business while Congress worked to pass the rest of its annual spending bills.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
The front doors were unlocked for a media tour that Wednesday but curious folks who stopped by wondered if the store was open for business.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Before Second Act hit the screen, the opening ceremony’s program unspooled and included Streep and Binoche delivering the official proclamation that the festival is now open for business.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Mark your calendars: The Bear is open for business.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Golfweek Nearly 15 years after acquiring the property, and after an eight-month renovation during one of the hottest summers on record, the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club’s main attraction is back open for business.
—Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
Whinny’s, the new poolside bar in the hotel, is now open for business.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Now, after nearly four years, OG Cannabis Cafe is back open for business.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Much of their immediate anger concerned McCarthy’s decision, on Saturday, to avert a government shutdown, by passing a forty-five-day continuing resolution that would temporarily keep the U.S. open for business while Congress worked to pass the rest of its annual spending bills.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
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