He tries to sweep it before his first customers arrive.

Pulling open the door, she noticed that a new customer had arrived.

Management example: customers arriving at a counter or call centre.

She had paid the office rent to the end of the month; and the next day, some customers arrived.

Indeed, two good customers arrived wearing the same striped suit.

But predicting when and how many customers will arrive is next to impossible.

Then still more customers arrived, the refrigerator got full, and the whole thing turned into a circus.

The customers arrived in groups of two or three during the afternoon and were served without incident.

The day wore on, the sun shone and customers finally arrived.

"Often they personally call customers to make certain everything has arrived."