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
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Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 18 June 2024
The biggest challenge Work often got in the way — running a business with dozens of employees is more than a full-time job.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Tremble and Hubbard are primed for full-time starting jobs at their respective positions, while Marshall will look to find a role behind Johnson, Legette and Thielen as a primary backup receiver along with 2023 second-round pick, Jonathan Mingo.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
The prize money was calculated at $25,000 based on what the average cost of full-time childcare in New York for a year.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2024
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Adjective
Since then the number of full-time medical staff working at the jail has remained unchanged, at 251, county spokeswoman Kim Nava said in an email Thursday.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 18 June 2024
The biggest challenge Work often got in the way — running a business with dozens of employees is more than a full-time job.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Tremble and Hubbard are primed for full-time starting jobs at their respective positions, while Marshall will look to find a role behind Johnson, Legette and Thielen as a primary backup receiver along with 2023 second-round pick, Jonathan Mingo.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
The prize money was calculated at $25,000 based on what the average cost of full-time childcare in New York for a year.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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