open for business

phrase

: able to be entered and used by customers
The store will be open for business next week.

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This week the parking lot remains closed for repairs, but the cafe is open for business. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 While there’s no sense in counting chickens now that the omelet bar is open for business, Fox may have had a chance to put up some big numbers if Rays-Brewers had continued through Halloween night. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026 But the clinic remained open for business, and reports of the inquiry did not go beyond Swiss news outlets. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Since 1980, Phyllis Sague and her son, Mike, have owned and operated the establishment, which remains open for business. — Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for open for business

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