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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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
This was the Alpha Prime Racing driver's first failure to qualify since going full-time in the Xfinity Series back in 2023.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
More In: Artemis Program Space NASA William Harwood Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
In technology, for example, internships and apprenticeships have become more common than traditional entry-level jobs, serving as a way for companies to screen talent before making a full-time hire.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The Shoals Economic Development Authority offers $10,000 in cash to full-time remote employees who are willing to relocate to the Shoals community in northwest Alabama.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
This was the Alpha Prime Racing driver's first failure to qualify since going full-time in the Xfinity Series back in 2023.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
More In: Artemis Program Space NASA William Harwood Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
In technology, for example, internships and apprenticeships have become more common than traditional entry-level jobs, serving as a way for companies to screen talent before making a full-time hire.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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