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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Balancing 18 hours in the studio with a part-time job three days a week is not for the faint of heart.
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Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Brewster also moonlighted with a part-time job at his uncle Robert’s showroom, which specialized in couture.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Congress had in 2011 removed the requirement for Senate confirmation of NSB members, who work part-time and are only compensated for their time on the board.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Katherine worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and also part-time at the clinic Amae Health to provide community outreach, family support groups, peer support and psychotherapy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Brewster also moonlighted with a part-time job at his uncle Robert’s showroom, which specialized in couture.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Congress had in 2011 removed the requirement for Senate confirmation of NSB members, who work part-time and are only compensated for their time on the board.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Katherine worked in private practice as a licensed clinical social worker and also part-time at the clinic Amae Health to provide community outreach, family support groups, peer support and psychotherapy.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 10 May 2026
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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