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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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Besides Rossi, there are only four full-time top-six centres in the NHL who are listed below 6-feet and 200 pounds — Connor Bedard, Jack Hughes, Brayden Point, and Vincent Trocheck.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The 47-year-old woman, who was not identified, suffers from a chronic condition that leaves her unable to walk and requires her to have full-time care, according to an affidavit, which detailed the alleged fraud.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Upon their release, however, some are able to pursue full-time careers as firefighters and first responders, a goal that the Anti-Recidivism Coalition is helping many work toward.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
After missing large portions of the previous three seasons due to injuries, the affable right-hander shone in his full-time return to the bullpen.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Besides Rossi, there are only four full-time top-six centres in the NHL who are listed below 6-feet and 200 pounds — Connor Bedard, Jack Hughes, Brayden Point, and Vincent Trocheck.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
The 47-year-old woman, who was not identified, suffers from a chronic condition that leaves her unable to walk and requires her to have full-time care, according to an affidavit, which detailed the alleged fraud.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Upon their release, however, some are able to pursue full-time careers as firefighters and first responders, a goal that the Anti-Recidivism Coalition is helping many work toward.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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