part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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The company had over 100 employees and will reopen with 84 full- and part-time at the South End taphouse and brewery.
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Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
In 2023 Homer Glen voters were asked via an advisory referendum question if the village should explore creating a part-time police department.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead, he's been working part-time at the front desk of a local tennis center and stringing rackets on the side, trying somehow to support his family of four on $15 an hour without health insurance.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
In Lake, the survey of more than 6,500 high school students found 87% were against moving school start times, citing part-time jobs and after-school sports practices.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
In 2023 Homer Glen voters were asked via an advisory referendum question if the village should explore creating a part-time police department.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
Instead, he's been working part-time at the front desk of a local tennis center and stringing rackets on the side, trying somehow to support his family of four on $15 an hour without health insurance.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
In Lake, the survey of more than 6,500 high school students found 87% were against moving school start times, citing part-time jobs and after-school sports practices.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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