part time

¹

[ pahrt tahym ]

noun

1. a period of time that is less than full time: : PT, P/T Compare full time ( def ).

   Thirty-five hours a week is still considered part time.

part-time

²

[ adjective pahrt-tahym; adverb pahrt-tahym ]

adjective

1. employed, functioning, or working less than the customary or requisite number of hours:

   They had only enough money to hire a part-time clerk.

2. lasting, requiring, or being in force only a part of the time:

   part-time employment;

   part-time jobs.

adverb

1. on a part-time basis:

   to work part-time.

part-time

adjective

1. for less than the entire time appropriate to an activity

   a part-time waitress

   a part-time job

adverb

1. on a part-time basis

   he works part time

Derived Forms

• ˌpart-ˈtimer, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of part time¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of part time²

First recorded in 1890–95; adjective, adverb use of part time

Example Sentences

Carillo has worked full time in banquet services at the local Sheraton and part time at a nearby DoubleTree hotel for years.

From Washington Post

While most students across the region were relegated to online instruction alone for the last year, some schools did open at least part time – even at the secondary level.

From Voice of San Diego

Three servers have stayed on “super part time” to work as delivery drivers.

From Eater

The move to Austin from Redwood City “means that many of our employees can choose their office location as well as continue to work from home part time or all of the time,” Oracle said Friday in a regulatory filing.

From Fortune

It started as part time about a decade ago and is on track to break $2 million in sales this year, nearly doubling sales since 2018.

From Washington Post

The reduction in the unemployment levels is largely due to part time jobs and more people simply giving up looking for jobs.

From The Daily Beast

Easley is earning money for the family as a part-time caregiver, through the Veterans Administration.

From The Daily Beast

Two-thirds live with at least one parent who is working at least part time.

From The Daily Beast

If they do, the jobs are low-level, part-time, temporary, insecure, and require supplementing with freelancing.

From The Daily Beast

Lawmakers are often part-time and have business interests that pose conflicts.

From The Daily Beast

The part-time musicians had disappeared for a few hours of sleep before their usual jobs.

From Project Gutenberg

He shook his head sadly and went shuffling back to his room, where two of his part-time henchmen were sitting.

From Project Gutenberg

He stayed on, teaching part-time, helping out with the work at my place, and seeing his girl.

From Project Gutenberg

The part-time workers in a locality are obtained by the wife of the squire or vicar acting as a volunteer registrar.

From Project Gutenberg

A few mills had already begun to work on part-time because of trade depression.

From Project Gutenberg