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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After quitting her full-time job, Kinoshita started working part-time, creating curriculum for California State University, Monterey Bay and making financial literacy content online.
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Robert Piest, a local high school student and part-time employee, was working alongside Byers, his friend and classmate.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The actual culling is reserved for licensed hunters and local hunting associations, some of whom do it recreationally or as a part-time job.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Storey said her husband, Denis, who has been doing contracting work for her business, has taken a part-time job at a Starbucks to help make ends meet.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
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Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Robert Piest, a local high school student and part-time employee, was working alongside Byers, his friend and classmate.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The actual culling is reserved for licensed hunters and local hunting associations, some of whom do it recreationally or as a part-time job.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Storey said her husband, Denis, who has been doing contracting work for her business, has taken a part-time job at a Starbucks to help make ends meet.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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