1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
Examples of full-time in a Sentence
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Togetherness, Structure, and Camaraderie A KPMG survey reveals that 79% of CEOs expect their hybrid employees to return full-time to the office by 2027, an abrupt rise from just 34% earlier this year.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The hydrogen plant will have about 20 full-time workers, according to an environmental assessment.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
The first of two rounds of layoffs will begin Nov. 18 and will include the temporary layoff of 686 full-time workers and the termination of 250 temporary employees, Automotive News reported on Saturday citing a company filing to the state of Kansas.
—CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
Defenseman Mario Ferraro will be a full-time alternate captain.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
Togetherness, Structure, and Camaraderie A KPMG survey reveals that 79% of CEOs expect their hybrid employees to return full-time to the office by 2027, an abrupt rise from just 34% earlier this year.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
The hydrogen plant will have about 20 full-time workers, according to an environmental assessment.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
The first of two rounds of layoffs will begin Nov. 18 and will include the temporary layoff of 686 full-time workers and the termination of 250 temporary employees, Automotive News reported on Saturday citing a company filing to the state of Kansas.
—CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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