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
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
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Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
That carried into the first preseason game, where neither starting safety played, opening the door for an impressive full-time debut at safety by Hancock.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
However, one source indicated to Ars that the Trump administration may be closing in on a new nominee to lead the space agency full-time.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
By year two, Carter was a full-time starter in 13 games.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
That carried into the first preseason game, where neither starting safety played, opening the door for an impressive full-time debut at safety by Hancock.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Set four years after the events of the original film, Nobody 2 finds Hutch back at work as full-time assassin, mainly because a criminal organization bankrolled the $30 million Hutch needed to pay back the Russian mob after burning their gigantic stash of cash in the 2021 film.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
However, one source indicated to Ars that the Trump administration may be closing in on a new nominee to lead the space agency full-time.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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