: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time adverb
part-timer noun

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To put into context how long ago that race was, the only drivers from the 43-car field to still be active in NASCAR are Martin Truex Jr., Mike Harmon and Greg Biffle on a part-time basis, and then Kyle Busch, who still races full time in the Cup Series. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025 Employers with 15 or more employees would fall under the law, including those hiring for temporary or part-time roles. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025 Kristen and Zack are mad about something that Janet said on a podcast hosted by my friend, part-time Speedo model Gibson Johns. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025 The court documents show that the full-time morgue responsibilities at the hospital fell to Ridge, forcing him to work seven days a week while still receiving only part-time pay, a condition that continued for about a year. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for part-time

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of part-time was in 1856

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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

part-time

adjective or adverb
ˈpärt-ˈtīm
: involving or working less than a full or regular schedule

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