part time

A form of part-time — For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.

Meanings

adjectivepart time (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of part-time.

    "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

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveinvolving less than the standard or customary time for an activity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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