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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Fernandez moved chairs herself, becoming IDFA’s artistic director while maintaining her deputy director role in a part-time capacity to oversee strategic filmmaker support activities.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
The lieutenant governor -- for what is considered a part-time position -- will have her annual salary increased from $49,068 to $49,558, while members of the state Legislature, also considered part time, will have their annual pay go from $45,244 to $45,696.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2025
Work study was one way to help colleges and universities create part-time jobs for poor students to work their way through college.
—Amanda Craddock, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
The station had 10 full- time employees and 13 part-time or on-call workers, says Hall.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
The lieutenant governor -- for what is considered a part-time position -- will have her annual salary increased from $49,068 to $49,558, while members of the state Legislature, also considered part time, will have their annual pay go from $45,244 to $45,696.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Nov. 2025
Work study was one way to help colleges and universities create part-time jobs for poor students to work their way through college.
—Amanda Craddock, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
The station had 10 full- time employees and 13 part-time or on-call workers, says Hall.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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