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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Like most twenty-somethings adjusting to post-grad life, Walz – who works part-time at a ski resort throughout Montana winters and year-round at a homeless shelter – considers rising costs.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The annual change especially impacts part-time workers and people who are full-time caregivers or parents.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
And a part-time job at an antique store only fueled his vintage finds throughout high school; some pieces are still stashed in his parents’ garage in Michigan.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
In a post on Reddit, the woman explained that her son works part-time at a grocery store and is supposed to be enrolled in college full-time.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The annual change especially impacts part-time workers and people who are full-time caregivers or parents.
—Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
And a part-time job at an antique store only fueled his vintage finds throughout high school; some pieces are still stashed in his parents’ garage in Michigan.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
In a post on Reddit, the woman explained that her son works part-time at a grocery store and is supposed to be enrolled in college full-time.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for part-time
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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