Meanings
adjectivefull-time (not comparable)
alternative fulltime
- not comparableInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.
Bringing up a child is a full-time activity.
3 more examples
I have a full-time job, working five days a week.
Recently in Sydney we met a male witch who claimed that witchcraft was his full-time occupation.
1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 69"I finished full-time work in 2005 and then switched to part time, because I liked working and it seemed a shame to leave something I enjoyed.
2021 January 13, Paul Stephen, “I'd like to do it all over again”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 46
adverbfull-time (not comparable)
alternative fulltime
- not comparableSpending a full amount of time.
to work full-time
1 more example
Area Boards are wholly part-time, but their Chairmen are members of the Commission and may work full-time in that capacity.
1960 September, “The Select Committee on Nationalised Industries examines British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 524
Synonyms & antonyms
involving a full amount of time
Opposite
spending a full amount of time
Opposite
adverbfor the standard number of hours
Opposite
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans voltyds
- voltydsInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Chinese Mandarin 全職 /全职, 專職 /专职
- 全職 /全职 (quánzhí)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- 專職 /专职 (zhuānzhí)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- 專任 /专任 (zhuānrèn)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Danish fuldtids-, heltids-
- fuldtids-Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- heltids-Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- heldags-Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Dutch voltijds, voltijds
- voltijdsInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- voltijdsSpending a full amount of time
Finnish kokopäiväinen, kokopäivä-
- kokopäiväinenInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- kokopäivä-Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- täysipäiväinenInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- päätoiminenInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- kokopäiväisestiSpending a full amount of time
- täysipäiväisestiSpending a full amount of time
- päätoimisestiSpending a full amount of time
French plein temps, à temps plein
- plein tempsInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- à temps pleinInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- à plein tempsSpending a full amount of time
- à temps pleinSpending a full amount of time
German Vollzeit-
- Vollzeit-Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Hungarian teljes munkaidős, teljes munkaidejű
- teljes munkaidősInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- teljes munkaidejűInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- nappali (tagozatos)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- teljes munkaidőbenSpending a full amount of time
Indonesian purnawaktu
- purnawaktuInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Italian a tempo pieno, full-time
- a tempo pienoInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- full-timeInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- giornata interaInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- a tempo pienoSpending a full amount of time
Japanese フルタイム
- フルタイム (furutaimu)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Korean 상근의, 풀타임의
- 상근의 (sanggeunui)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- 풀타임의 (pultaimui)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- 상근으로 (sanggeuneuro)Spending a full amount of time
- 풀타임으로 (pultaimeuro)Spending a full amount of time
Norwegian heltids
- heltidsInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Norwegian Bokmål heltid
- heltidSpending a full amount of time
Polish pełnoetatowy
- pełnoetatowyInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Portuguese de tempo integral
- de tempo integralInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Russian за́нятый по́лное рабо́чее вре́мя, на по́лное рабо́чее вре́мя
- за́нятый по́лное рабо́чее вре́мя (zánjatyj pólnoje rabóčeje vrémja)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- на по́лное рабо́чее вре́мя (na pólnoje rabóčeje vrémja)Spending a full amount of time
- на по́лную ставку (na pólnuju stavku)Spending a full amount of time
Scottish Gaelic làn-ùine, làn-thìde
- làn-ùineInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- làn-thìdeInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Spanish [a] tiempo completo, de jornada completa
- [a] tiempo completoInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- de jornada completaInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Swedish heltids-, heltid
- heltids-Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- heltidSpending a full amount of time
Ukrainian пості́йна робо́та
- пості́йна робо́та (postíjna robóta)Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Welsh llawn-amser, yn llawn-amser
- llawn-amserInvolving a full amount of time spent on some activity
- yn llawn-amserSpending a full amount of time
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APA
full-time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-time
MLA
“full-time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-time. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “full-time,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/full-time.
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