part time

¹ 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 ² 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 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

Origin of part-time¹

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

Example Sentences

So he hired this helper to do household chores, cooking and for companionship part time.

From MarketWatch

When many offices switched abruptly to remote work in March of 2020, formal clothes were relegated to the back of the closet, where they mostly remain even now that many workers are back at their desks at least part time.

From The Wall Street Journal

I had a part time job at a pizza restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times

Dreaming of becoming a writer, he switched his legal hours to part time and worked doggedly at his craft.

From Seattle Times

Green has attended Casper College part time for several years and the ad hasn’t been released, according to Christopher Lorenzen, a spokesperson for the community college.

From Seattle Times