banker's hours

banker's hours

A limited work schedule (as banks were once known for having short work days and being closed on holidays and weekends). You won't be able to reach her on a Saturday—she keeps banker's hours.
See also: hour

bankers' hours

A working day that is shorter than usual or acceptable, especially one that begins late and ends early. It refers to the traditional opening times for banks, which formerly opened at 10 AM and closed at 3 PM. With the boss out on vacation, some of us have been working bankers' hours for the past couple of weeks.
See also: hour
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

banker's hours

Fig. short work hours: 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. When did you start keeping banker's hours? There aren't many bankers who keep banker's hours these days.
See also: hour
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

banker’s hours

n. short work hours: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. When did you start keeping banker’s hours?
See also: hour
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • bankers' hours
  • banker’s hours
  • keep banker's hours
  • all hours
  • all hours (of the day and night)
  • condense
  • condense (something) (in)to (something)
  • condense to
  • keep on at (one)
  • dozen
References in periodicals archive
Health officers who regulate pool and spa environments also perform their duties for the most part during the business week, again on banker's hours. Reviewing pool chemical records after the fact only provides evidence of noncompliance with disinfection and pH standards (the most common pool code violations in the nation).
A good lawyer, when in trial, does not keep "banker's hours." I've seen the attorneys--and their staffs--working deep into the night and on weekends when the trial is going on.
Every move Bush has made as president--from working banker's hours to shunning the bully pulpit--seems carefully choreographed to show that the era of Bill Clinton is over.
The mission looked to be a "banker's hours" flight: 0700 brief for a 0900 launch, with 90minute legs.
"There's no guarantee you'll have the same people working for you over time," he points out, "and, besides, the people there keep banker's hours."
Such negotiations, of course, could be conducted only during "banker's hours." Come 3 p.m., and your money was locked up for the night.
As the battle for your savings and investment dollar escalates, the old "banker's hours" way of doing business has become a distant memory.
On a I lighter note, another change would be in the public's perception that bankers keep "banker's hours." I chuckle every time I hear it.
As it tums out, it came during banker's hours, on a pilot trainer at Willow Grove.