1
: a day on which work is performed as distinguished from a day off
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
Examples of workday in a Sentence
On workdays I usually wake up at six o'clock.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Stuck in traffic or on a train after a stressful workday, try mentally clocking out by focusing on your in-breath through your nose and out-breath through your mouth.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
People showed up before 6:30 or 7 a.m. to find a parking space, and leaving campus at the end of the workday could take as long as 30 minutes because of the backup.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
Over time, clothing choices in the workplace have become more flamboyant and corporate dress codes more relaxed, and for many companies, every workday is beginning to look like Casual Friday.
—Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Workday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workday. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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workday
noun
work·day
-ˌdā 
1
: a day on which work is performed
2
: the period of time in a day during which work is performed
workday
adjective
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