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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These are great features if, like my teen, your kids’ paycheck from their part-time job is gone within 24 hours.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
His family mostly relies on his income, as his wife works part-time and stays home with their son.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Excluding people who worked part-time and made less than $17,000 in regular pay, the data show that transit ambassadors earned an average of $38,027 in regular pay last year.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Most cuts affected part-time roles, though the company also offered voluntary packages to drivers, Dykes said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 30 Oct. 2025
His family mostly relies on his income, as his wife works part-time and stays home with their son.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Excluding people who worked part-time and made less than $17,000 in regular pay, the data show that transit ambassadors earned an average of $38,027 in regular pay last year.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Most cuts affected part-time roles, though the company also offered voluntary packages to drivers, Dykes said.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 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 3 Nov. 2025.
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