part-time
/'pɑ:ttaim/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity: Used to describe work, study, or other activities that require fewer hours than a full-time commitment.
- Working or studying for a portion of the standard schedule: Describing a person who is employed or enrolled in such a capacity.
Adverb:
- For less than the standard number of hours: Describes the manner in which an activity, typically work or study, is performed.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She is looking for a part-time job to supplement her income.
- The university offers part-time study programs for working professionals.
- Adverb:
- He works part-time at the library while attending college.
- Many students choose to study part-time to balance other responsibilities.
Advanced Usage
- "on a part-time basis": A formal phrase meaning in a part-time manner.
- She was hired on a part-time basis to assist with the project.
- Part-time status: Refers to the official classification of an employee or student.
- His part-time status makes him ineligible for certain benefits.
Variants and Related Words
- Part-timer (noun): A person who works or studies part-time.
- The store employs several part-timers during the holiday season.
- Full-time (adjective/adverb): The opposite, involving the standard or complete number of hours.
Synonyms
- Adjective: Fractional, less-than-full-time.
- Adverb: Partially, fractionally.
Antonyms
- Adjective/Adverb: Full-time.
Related Phrases
- Part-time work/employment: Work that is part-time.
- The rise in part-time employment reflects changes in the economy.
- Part-time student: A student enrolled in fewer credit hours than a full-time student.
- As a part-time student, it will take her longer to complete her degree.
Adjective
- involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
- part-time employees
- a part-time job
Adverb
- for less than the standard number of hours
- he works part-time