part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
Examples of part-time in a Sentence
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Hanson worked part-time at the steakhouse between March 26 and April 25, which is when the contaminated food could have potentially been served.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
Air Force officials want to consolidate about 1,000 part-time Air National Guardsmen across the country into the active-duty Space Force.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Flower Child will hire about 60 full- and part-time employees.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
In Tennessee, Velour, who started her drag career in small-town Illinois, is assigned Norm, a Murfreesboro native, longtime LGBTQ advocate and part-time performer who blames himself for the town’s cancellation of Pride last year.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
While previous generations often relied on part-time work in brick-and-mortar settings, like retail or restaurant positions, Gen Z has access to and knows how to earn money through digital and social channels.
—Marcie Merriman, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
At the end of 2017, Ross was still playing music part-time and working as a life coach.
—Sal Cataldi, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
The agreement, which means there will be no pre-election hearing, allows all full-time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees at the two plants to vote.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
According to her LinkedIn profile, as reported by USA Today, Joseph was a part-time teacher at Orange Crescent School in Garden Grove, Calif., and graduated from the University of Toledo.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
Air Force officials want to consolidate about 1,000 part-time Air National Guardsmen across the country into the active-duty Space Force.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
Flower Child will hire about 60 full- and part-time employees.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2024
In Tennessee, Velour, who started her drag career in small-town Illinois, is assigned Norm, a Murfreesboro native, longtime LGBTQ advocate and part-time performer who blames himself for the town’s cancellation of Pride last year.
—Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
While previous generations often relied on part-time work in brick-and-mortar settings, like retail or restaurant positions, Gen Z has access to and knows how to earn money through digital and social channels.
—Marcie Merriman, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024
At the end of 2017, Ross was still playing music part-time and working as a life coach.
—Sal Cataldi, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
The agreement, which means there will be no pre-election hearing, allows all full-time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees at the two plants to vote.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
According to her LinkedIn profile, as reported by USA Today, Joseph was a part-time teacher at Orange Crescent School in Garden Grove, Calif., and graduated from the University of Toledo.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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