: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time adverb
part-timer noun

Examples of part-time in a Sentence

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At one point earlier this year, the chamber scaled back staff to part-time hours. Olivia Rose, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Example part-time remote job listing: UnitedHealth Group is hiring for a call center RN--part-time remote, as of the time of writing. Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 In her native Canada, Plouffe was a restaurant manager and sommelier, and brought that experience with her as a part-time employee at Brinx. Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025 Announce Key Update on Sam LaPorta Injury Brown appeared in 15 contests during his rookie year in 2023, finishing with 35 tackles, a couple of picks and four passes defended in a part-time role. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for part-time

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of part-time was in 1856

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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

part-time

adjective or adverb
ˈpärt-ˈtīm
: involving or working less than a full or regular schedule

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