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part time
1[ pahrt tahym ]
noun
- 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
- employed, functioning, or working less than the customary or requisite number of hours:
They had only enough money to hire a part-time clerk.
- lasting, requiring, or being in force only a part of the time:
part-time employment;
part-time jobs.
adverb
- on a part-time basis:
to work part-time.
part-time
adjective
- for less than the entire time appropriate to an activity
a part-time waitress
a part-time job
adverb
- on a part-time basis
he works part time
Derived Forms
- ˌ貹-ˈپ, noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of part time1
Origin of part time2
Example Sentences
According to census figures, however, 44% of Medicaid recipients worked full time in 2023 and 20% worked part time.
Kardo Mina, a final year law student at Swansea University who also works part time, said he regularly swapped meals for cups of coffee because doing so was "more financially viable".
Ms Ramsden said she had been trying to save for new flooring but as a single mum, working part time, said she had found it difficult.
I work only part time since my kids are so young.
Now 29, Rosie says she still has high and low periods, but adds that she is far more stable and is able to work part time.
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