full-time

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adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈtīm 

1

: employed for or involving full time

full-time employees

full-time work

2

: devoting one's full attention and energies to something

a full-time gambler

full-time adverb

full time

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noun

: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period

Examples of full-time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

That was the task for Linda Doyle, a veteran genetic genealogist who joined the NYPD on contract in June 2022 and would become one of the first-ever full-time staff genealogists for any police department the following year. —Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2024

Last year, the bank instituted mandatory return-to-office policies for senior employees, and Dimon said earlier this year that about 60% of the bank’s workers were on-site full-time. —Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2024

After graduating from Southern Methodist University with a degree in theater in 1969, Bates left the South for New York City to pursue acting full-time. —Brendan Le, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024

This includes a quarter of all full-time workers and half of all part-time workers. —Ron Shevlin, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1821, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

full-time

adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˈtīm

: working or involving the full number of hours considered normal or standard

a full-time job

full-time employees