open for business
idiom
: able to be entered and used by customers
The store will be open for business next week.
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The minute Drury hit send on the text in November saying the Rangers were open for business on Trouba, Kreider and whoever else, there was no hope for this team.
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Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
How Choctaw Stadium looks and is used in 10 years is speculation, but what feels safe is that the building will still be open for business, and not a new addition to America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
At the same time, 23andMe is still open for business.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
That layout will expand considerably with an on-campus stadium scheduled to open for business in time for the 2027 football season.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Arthur Staple, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
How Choctaw Stadium looks and is used in 10 years is speculation, but what feels safe is that the building will still be open for business, and not a new addition to America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2025
At the same time, 23andMe is still open for business.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
That layout will expand considerably with an on-campus stadium scheduled to open for business in time for the 2027 football season.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Open for business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20for%20business. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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