英和和英

the period during which a person performs a duty

a crowded schedule

the time that one waits for something

to bide one's time

normal working hours

business-hours―office-hours

Stand by for instructions.

hours of duty

working hours

We give the news subject to confirmation.

business hours―office hours

office hours

to wait for an opportunity―watch for a chance―bide one's time

the hour of attendance―the hour for reporting

duty hours

Hold! hold!

to bide one's time

the closing hour

working hours

temporal processing

I respectfully await your orders.

lying in ambush

to abide one's time

to suspend operations―Work is suspended

the action of watching and waiting

to make a person wait for something

I waited a full hour.

the act of killing from ambush

We have been waiting for the restoration of good weather.

the state of becoming mentally fatigued from waiting