part-time

adjective

ˈpärt-ˈtīm 

: involving or working less than customary or standard hours

a part-time job

part-time students

part-time adverb

part-timer

ˈpärt-ˌtī-mər 

-ˈtī-

noun

Examples of part-time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Does working part-time help improve my student loan eligibility? — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

Set in the ‘90s in a Cape Cod neighborhood where year-round working locals live alongside part-time summer residents, the eight-episode first season follows an awkward 14-year-old named Maeve and her older sister. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Du Qinchun, a part-time translator, has been helping to train an AI model to do translations. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

In the past, the HCPSS only contracted part-time athletic trainers. — Dennis Valera, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for part-time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime

Kids Definition

part-time

adjective or adverb

ˈpärt-ˈtīm

: involving or working less than a full or regular schedule