Hi,

I had to tag several parking lots closed on times such as Fr 14:00-22:00 when the market took place there.
I raised a convoluted discussion: everyone had a different opinion about that tagging, plus strange comments (*).
After more than 10 hours spent in research and collaboration, I had to conclude with the inability of the  Key:Opening_hours  specification to express that timing, or explain it, at least simply.

I finally used a vary straightforward and clear:

closing-hours=Fr 14:00-22:00

and I suggest that you use it too and that you add that key to the specification.

It can be clearly explained, once won't hurt, as follows:
As often funnily put, closing-hours is the same as opening-hours except that it is exactly the opposite :-)
Seriously: use closing-hours with the same rules as opening-hours and invert the result: opening time becomes closing time and conversely.
It couldn't be more simple, obvious and understandable.  Quite the opposite of that story.

May this be helpful,

 Cheers,

André.

(*) I read very strange statements such as:
"off" must not be defined, it must be grasped.
"off" is not used.
"off" is used, but not like that.
xxx, must not be defined because it has been used for a long time.
it's wrong.
it's wrong.
... (without saying what's right)
etc, etc, etc...

In face of such chaos, I tried to help by putting the rules in a clear diagram so that the incongruities would stand out and be corrected, and the reactions were twofold:
- yeah, finally a simple and understandable explanation
- it's wrong, but again without saying more, less making corrections

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