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
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Muniz has now secured a full-time contract with Reaume Brothers Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2025 after racing with the team part-time this year.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
That number is based on a base limit set in 1980, multiplied by the number of full-time students and adjusted for inflation.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, Birgitte, who is a full-time working royal and married to Queen Elizabeth's first cousin Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, will be there in her stead.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The company surveyed 1,003 full-time employees to explore their job-hopping habits, salary expectations and motivations.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Muniz has now secured a full-time contract with Reaume Brothers Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2025 after racing with the team part-time this year.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
That number is based on a base limit set in 1980, multiplied by the number of full-time students and adjusted for inflation.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
On Thursday, Birgitte, who is a full-time working royal and married to Queen Elizabeth's first cousin Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, will be there in her stead.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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