Modifies a noun

• job: Learn to day trade and you could quit your nine-to-five job and make a fortune from the comfort of your own home.

• day: Only four admin staff and the MD work a conventional nine-to-five day in their smart town-house HQ.

• existence: The post will not suit someone whom wants a predictable, desk-bound, nine-to-five existence.

• routine: In particular it is advisable to stick to a fairly regular nine-to-five daily routine whenever possible.

• grind: Have you always wanted to run your own business; to be your own boss and escape from the nine-to-five daily grind?

• hour: The current nine-to-five opening hours of most surgeries are hardly convenient for most working adults.

Used with adjective complement

• work: You might not work nine-to-five, but you put in a huge amount of time.