by appointment
idiom
: by an agreement to meet at a particular time
The doctor sees patients by appointment only.
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Additional financial services will be available in the lobby by appointment only.
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Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
Cincy shows off its weird side at the Lucky Cat Museum where a local couple shares their collection of hundreds of the Japanese waving cats by appointment only.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Outside of openings, most hours at the Kiosk are by appointment only.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Early voting in the Village of North Prairie is available at Village Hall, 130 N. Harrison St., for walk-ins between 3:30 and 5 p.m. between Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Nov. 1; and by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between those dates, according to the Village of North Prairie.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
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Sam Allard, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
Cincy shows off its weird side at the Lucky Cat Museum where a local couple shares their collection of hundreds of the Japanese waving cats by appointment only.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Outside of openings, most hours at the Kiosk are by appointment only.
—Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Early voting in the Village of North Prairie is available at Village Hall, 130 N. Harrison St., for walk-ins between 3:30 and 5 p.m. between Tuesday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Nov. 1; and by appointment only from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. between those dates, according to the Village of North Prairie.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2024
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“By appointment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20appointment. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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