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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Brad Brooks, USA Today, 24 May 2025
As a result, she’s turned social media into her full-time job.
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The seven full-time staffers who manage the COMBAT program currently organize all grant funding through Microsoft Excel, a process which Johnson described as slow and counterproductive.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
Last week, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art laid off 15 full-time employees, accounting for 14% of its staff.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Adjective
Excellence, access at risk During Trump's first term in office, the current 1.4% tax was levied on schools whose per-student endowment was $500,000 or more - that is, the size of the endowment divided by the number of full-time students.
—Brad Brooks, USA Today, 24 May 2025
As a result, she’s turned social media into her full-time job.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 23 May 2025
The seven full-time staffers who manage the COMBAT program currently organize all grant funding through Microsoft Excel, a process which Johnson described as slow and counterproductive.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
Last week, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art laid off 15 full-time employees, accounting for 14% of its staff.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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