Meaning

3 senses
  1. The period between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., corresponding to the office hours of a typical working day.

    A typical day job that occupies these working hours; (also) the working day itself.

    2010 January-February, Lou′s Clues: Getting to Work (editorial), Ancestry Magazine, page 6, And you might decide that our 9-to-5s today just aren′t so tough.

    von neun bis fünf

    с девяти́ до пяти́s devjatí do pjatí

  2. (often)The routine imposed by such a work schedule.

    Going back to the nine to five after the weekend can be depressing.

  3. (broadly)A person who works such a day job.

Examples

20 sentences
  1. He worked from nine to five.

    Він працював з дев’ятої до п'ятої. — deniko

    ruОн работал с девяти до пяти. — marafon

    deEr hat von neun bis fünf gearbeitet. — mrtaistoi

  2. Tom works from nine to five.

    Том працює з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko

    ruТом работает с девяти до пяти. — Selena777

    deTom arbeitet von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He works from nine to five-thirty.

    Він працює з дев’ятої до опів на шосту. — brambury

    ruОн работает с девяти до полшестого. — Balamax

    deEr arbeitet von neun bis halb sechs. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I usually work from nine to five.

    Я, як правило, працюю з дев'ятої до п'ятої. — deniko

  5. We work from nine to five.

    ruМы работаем с девяти до пяти. — Lenin_1917

    deWir arbeiten von neun bis fünf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

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Origin

From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.

From nine + to + five, referring to the usual office hours in many countries.

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