nine to five

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. zarf From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

   “Nine to five, what a way to make a living; barely getting by, it's all taking and no giving.”

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

   “He done quit his nine to five, he drink full-time / And now he’s living in a bottle”

3. isim The routine imposed by such a work schedule.

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

4. isim A person who works such a day job.

   “Stock markets crash, businesses go bankrupt, and 9-to-5s can disappear from layoffs and downsizing.”

5. sıfat Relating to or characteristic of the routine or lifestyle centred around a typical working day.

   “[see title]”

6. sıfat Working such a job or committed to such a lifestyle.

   “1976 March, advertisement, Popular Mechanics, page 44, By day, he′s a 9-to-5 man. By night, an explorer in a field that really interests him!”

7. fiil To work a typical day job with office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

   “Pete [Best] led a quiet but contented life subsequently as a civil servant and is heading for his golden wedding. He never abandoned music, however, and set up the Pete Best Band after 20 years nine-to-fiving for HM Government.”