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

The space would employ 250 full-time and part-time employees and have a payroll of $9-10 million a year, according to a presentation City Council members saw. — Nathan Pilling july 13, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

According to Mark Hocking, the former owner of California Backyard Birds in Encinitas (who still works there part-time), try to buy a feeder that has at least some red on it. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026

Following the split and lawsuit, GLAZA dwindled in size from 42 full-time employees to just four part-time employees. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

The Morrison branch employs 17 full-time workers and 273 part-time employees, not including seasonal staff hired for summer programs, the YMCA confirmed. — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 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