開かい店てん休きゅう業ぎょう

noun

open but with no customers; open for business but idle

Describes a shop or business that is officially open but has virtually no customers. Often used figuratively for any situation where the form exists but there is no real activity.

• 平へい日じつの午ご前ぜん中ちゅうは開かい店てん休きゅう業ぎょうの状じょう態たいだ。

  On weekday mornings, the shop is open but has no customers.

• 新あたらしいサービスを始はじめたが、今いまのところ開かい店てん休きゅう業ぎょうだ。

  We launched a new service, but for now it's like being open with no business.