full time

¹

[fool tahym]

noun

1. the number of hours in a period, as a day, week, or month, considered customary for pursuing an activity, especially working at a job: FT, F/T

   The factory now operates on full time.

full-time

²

[fool-tahym]

adjective

1. working or operating the customary or requisite number of hours in each day, week, or month.

   a full-time housekeeper;

   full-time production.

2. being indefinitely employed by one company for the customary or requisite number of hours.

   Only full-time employees are eligible for healthcare.

adverb

1. on a full-time basis; on a schedule corresponding to the customary number of working or operational hours.

full-time

¹

adjective

1. for the entire time appropriate to an activity

   a full-time job

   a full-time student

adverb

1. on a full-time basis

   he works full time

full time

²

noun

1. the end of a football or other match Compare half-time

Other Word Forms

• full-timer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of full time¹

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of full time²

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Although the gender pay gap is slowly reducing in the UK, women working full time still earn 7% less than men.

From BBC

By contrast, Powell said she would be a "full time deputy" who would be able to "wrestle back the megaphone" and set the terms of the debate as the party's "campaigner in chief".

From BBC

Samantha, a single mom, works full time to provide a home for Elijah and his two sisters, ages 10 and 8.

From Los Angeles Times

He became one of six deputies — out of the 15 people who signed up — assigned to the unit full time after undergoing a year of rigorous training.

From Los Angeles Times

A welder by trade, he said he returned to working at the restaurant full time after his mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.

From Los Angeles Times