full time

noun

The full number of hours usually worked in a day or week, in distinction to part-time work.

Meanings

nounfull time (usually uncountable, plural full times)

plural full times

  1. uncountableusuallyThe full number of hours usually worked in a day or week, in distinction to part-time work.
  2. uncountableusuallyhobbiesThe end of a sporting match.

Translations

French à plein temps
  • à plein tempsfull number of hours usually worked in a day or week
German Vollzeit
  • Vollzeitfull number of hours usually worked in a day or week
Italian fine del tempo
  • fine del tempothe end of a game
Māori wā mutunga
  • wā mutungathe end of a game
Romanian normă întreagă
  • normă întreagăfull number of hours usually worked in a day or week
Swedish heltid
  • heltidfull number of hours usually worked in a day or week
Cite this entry
APA

full time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20time

MLA

“full time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full%20time.

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