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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Jacobsen has two part-time employees in Nashville.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Early on June 23, 1985, Jennifer Leigh Day, 14, was working by herself at her part-time weekend job at Preston Donuts in Dallas, according to the Plano Police Department.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
As a two-time pandemic mom with a full-time job and part-time child care, this issue has long been at the forefront of my mind and eroded my sense of mental and physical health.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
To bring in extra cash, Freeman has picked up a part-time bartending gig.
—Lynn Arditi, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
Early on June 23, 1985, Jennifer Leigh Day, 14, was working by herself at her part-time weekend job at Preston Donuts in Dallas, according to the Plano Police Department.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
As a two-time pandemic mom with a full-time job and part-time child care, this issue has long been at the forefront of my mind and eroded my sense of mental and physical health.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 26 Dec. 2025
To bring in extra cash, Freeman has picked up a part-time bartending gig.
—Lynn Arditi, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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