part-time

¹ American  

[pahrt-tahym, pahrt-tahym] / ˈpɑrtˌtaɪm, ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm /

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.

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adverb

1. on a part-time basis.

   to work part-time.

part time ² American  

[pahrt tahym] / ˈpɑrt ˈtaɪm /

noun

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

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

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part-time British  

adjective

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

   a part-time job

   a part-time waitress

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adverb

1. on a part-time basis

   he works part time

Other Word Forms

• part-timer noun

Etymology

Origin of part-time¹

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

Origin of part time¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the number of Americans who were forced to work part time because of the economy jumped by 1 million, or nearly 25%.

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Liew temporarily signed up for government food assistance, kept a tight budget and later started working part time for an artificial-intelligence startup so he could continue to afford rent in a Boston suburb.

From The Wall Street Journal

Indeed, this group was less likely than the late claimers to be college-educated and more likely to work part time.

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She works part time in real estate and she could use it for her work.

From The Wall Street Journal

I eventually went back to work part time but did very much contribute to our financial growth through active investments — real estate and stocks.

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