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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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The new union would cover more than 2,700 full-time, part-time and adjunct faculty across hundreds of disciplines in 22 schools and the USC libraries.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The company has 45 full-time workers in Mooresville and expects to hire about 20 more by the end of the year.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Eric lives full-time in Minnesota and coaches high school hockey at Southwest Christian in Richfield.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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Adjective
In early May, the full-time travel bloggers were flying from Mexico and had a 1½-hour layover in Lima before arriving in Cusco.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 June 2026
The new union would cover more than 2,700 full-time, part-time and adjunct faculty across hundreds of disciplines in 22 schools and the USC libraries.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The company has 45 full-time workers in Mooresville and expects to hire about 20 more by the end of the year.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
Eric lives full-time in Minnesota and coaches high school hockey at Southwest Christian in Richfield.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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