full-time

1 of 2

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈtīm 

1

: employed for or involving full time

full-time employees

full-time work

2

: devoting one's full attention and energies to something

a full-time gambler

full-time adverb

full time

2 of 2

noun

: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period

Examples of full-time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The agricultural industry in the valley contributes roughly $1 billion annually to the economy and provides roughly 8,400 full-time jobs, The Center Square reported. —Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 18 Dec. 2025

Grace and Jacob Kocher bought a retired 540-square-foot Disney Fort Wilderness cabin for $53,375 and transformed it into a full-time tiny home. —Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025

Carroll graduated from high school in 1989, and became a full-time musician and DJ afterward. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

Great Things has six full-time employees thus far, and Tsetis’s wife, Cerelina Proesl, advises on philanthropy. —Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1821, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for full-time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime

Kids Definition

full-time

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈtīm

: working or involving the full number of hours considered normal or standard

a full-time job

full-time employees