part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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New York Times - Companies are taking a new approach to the C-suite by hiring part-time senior leaders.
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Bypaige McGlauflin, Fortune, 5 July 2024
End of carousel Here’s a typical scenario: Your offspring has a part-time job and has been saving, but doesn’t have enough to purchase the car without a loan.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Mark O’Hare is a part-time private pilot and survived a plane crash on a seven-seater Piper Seneca in 1999.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 July 2024
As for the 911 calls, New Miami has a part-time police department so when there is no staff working due to budgetary issues, emergency police calls are rolled over to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, the chief has previously reported to the village council and the mayor.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 4 July 2024
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Bypaige McGlauflin, Fortune, 5 July 2024
End of carousel Here’s a typical scenario: Your offspring has a part-time job and has been saving, but doesn’t have enough to purchase the car without a loan.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
Mark O’Hare is a part-time private pilot and survived a plane crash on a seven-seater Piper Seneca in 1999.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 July 2024
As for the 911 calls, New Miami has a part-time police department so when there is no staff working due to budgetary issues, emergency police calls are rolled over to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, the chief has previously reported to the village council and the mayor.
—Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 4 July 2024
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 8 Jul. 2024.
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