: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time adverb
part-timer noun

Examples of part-time in a Sentence

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This includes a quarter of all full-time workers and half of all part-time workers. Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024 Work-from-home positions are getting tougher to find as more companies call employees back to the office at least part-time now that the COVID-19 pandemic has eased and the labor market has cooled. Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024 The company also has two part-time workers and up to four additional seasonal employees, says Ashley, all selling products that retail anywhere from $2 for mini iron on patches to $58 for a matching mother-daughter sweatshirt set. Natalie Wu, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024 Prior to her death, Vega worked part-time as a dancer at a club, NBC News reported in April. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for part-time 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of part-time was in 1856

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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

part-time

adjective or adverb
ˈpärt-ˈtīm
: involving or working less than a full or regular schedule

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