part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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Encouraging young adults to take on progressively larger responsibilities — whether through part-time work, volunteering or managing household duties — builds competence and reduces fear.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The school’s full-time deputy was on medical leave, Kelley said, and the gap has been filled by several part-time officers.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
In a market often characterized by part-time hosts, low-barrier tech platforms, and high-cost management services, FIBI Vacation Rentals positions itself as an operator built by investors, for investors.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The Athletic understands that another City stalwart, Brian Marwood, has reduced his role to a part-time one.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
The school’s full-time deputy was on medical leave, Kelley said, and the gap has been filled by several part-time officers.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
In a market often characterized by part-time hosts, low-barrier tech platforms, and high-cost management services, FIBI Vacation Rentals positions itself as an operator built by investors, for investors.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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