What does "Nine-to-five" mean?

A regular office job with standard hours Working typical office hours (9am-5pm). Can be used to describe the job or the lifestyle.

How do you use "Nine-to-five" in a sentence?

I have a nine-to-five. Tired of the nine-to-five. Nine-to-five job. The nine-to-five grind.

Nine-to-five

Slang Term AmericanBritishAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Meaning: A regular office job with standard hours

朝九晚五的普通上班族工作

Un trabajo de oficina con horario estándar

普通の勤務時間のオフィスワーク

정규 근무 시간의 사무직

Working typical office hours (9am-5pm). Can be used to describe the job or the lifestyle.

指典型的上班时间（早9点到下午5点）。可以形容工作本身或生活方式。

Trabajar en horario típico de oficina (de 9 a 17). Puede describir el trabajo o el estilo de vida.

一般的なオフィス勤務時間（9時〜17時）。仕事そのものやライフスタイルを表す。

전형적인 사무 근무 시간(오전 9시~오후 5시)을 뜻합니다. 직업 자체나 그런 생활 방식을 묘사하는 데 사용됩니다.

Examples

I have a nine-to-five.
我做朝九晚五的工作
Tengo un trabajo de 9 a 5
9時5時の仕事をしている
나는 9시 5시 직장에 다녀.
Tired of the nine-to-five.
厌倦了朝九晚五
Cansado del horario de 9 a 5
9時5時の生活に疲れた
9시 5시 생활에 지쳤어.
Nine-to-five job.
朝九晚五的工作
Trabajo de 9 a 5
9時5時の仕事
9시 5시 직장.
The nine-to-five grind.
朝九晚五的苦差事
La rutina del 9 a 5
9時5時の単調な仕事
9시 5시의 단조로운 일상.

Pronunciation

/naɪn tə faɪv/

Usage Guide

Context: employment, lifestyle, routine

Tone: neutral, sometimes weary

✓ Do Say

Nine-to-five.
朝九晚五。
De nueve a cinco.
定時の仕事。
9시 출근 5시 퇴근
Nine-to-five job.
朝九晚五的工作。
Trabajo de nueve a cinco.
9時5時の仕事。
9시 출근 5시 퇴근 직장
The nine-to-five.
朝九晚五的生活。
La rutina de nueve a cinco.
定時のサラリーマン生活。
9시 출근 5시 퇴근 생활

✗ Don't Say

Can be neutral or negative
可褒可贬
Puede ser neutral o negativo
中立的にも否定的にもなる
중립적이거나 부정적일 수 있음
Context matters
取决于语境
El contexto importa
文脈による
문맥에 따라 의미가 달라짐

Common Mistakes

Can be neutral or suggest monotony
Universal expression

Origin & History

From standard office working hours of 9am to 5pm.

Etymology: From the standard work hours

First recorded: American expression, universal now

Cultural Context

Era: 20th century onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: Dolly Parton song '9 to 5'; Office culture

Regional notes: Universal. Famous Dolly Parton song.

Variations

Nine-to-five9-to-5Nine to five job