full-time

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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

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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 experiment failed because Nixon’s successor, President Gerald Ford, saw that the country needed the full-time dedication of a skilled professional in each position. —Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025

In October 2020, Rosso named Martens the full-time creative director of Diesel. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 May 2025

Local lore points to Honey's Restaurant, a downtown billiard hall turned full-time diner, as the originator. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 May 2025

McPherson raised money preaching and used it to travel to New York, where her mother, by then separated from McPherson’s father and working full-time for the Salvation Army, lived. —Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 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