: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time adverb
part-timer noun

Examples of part-time in a Sentence

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In my experience, working on a venture part-time while maintaining full-time employment allows for focused, purposeful building. Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 The memorandum highlighted the contributions made to the South African economy by the film and TV sector, which before the COVID-19 pandemic employed roughly 60,000 full- and part-time workers while generating 8-10 billion rand ($440 million-$550 million) annually. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025 The film closes with Stephanie thriving as a successful vlogger and part-time private eye while Emily, ever the con artist, adjusts to life in prison. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 However, full-time workers face significantly lower poverty rates (5.3 percent) compared to part-time workers (18.5 percent). Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for part-time

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of part-time was in 1856

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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

part-time

adjective or adverb
ˈpärt-ˈtīm
: involving or working less than a full or regular schedule

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