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Discover Ludwig"nine to five" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an expression that means a regular, typical day's work, especially in an office or other job with normal office hours (i.e. 9am to 5pm). Example: I work nine to five every weekday, so my weekends are precious.
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nine to five
noun
A typical working day.
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It's from nine to five".
From nine to five the city sits.
Treat grad school like a nine to five job.
You're still mumbling away about something … "From nine to five"?
So much for quitting the er, nine to five.
Social work has increasingly become a nine to five profession.
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Or to be more precise, nine to five fifteen.
"I was in a sedate nine-to-five job.
The security of a nine-to-five job.
Regular nine-to-five jobs keep many impersonators grounded.
One of them quit to take a nine-to-five.
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