part-time

B1
US /ˈpɑːrtˈtaɪm/
adv adj Freq #8453

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    for less than the standard number of hours

    The new student works part-time.

  2. 2
    adj

    involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity

    part-time employees

  3. 3
    adj

    For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.

    TThere were five dot balls in the first over, bowled by seamer Matt Henry, and only five runs in the second, off Glenn Phillips' part-time spin.

Etymology

From part + time.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · for less than the standard... half-time
2 adj · involving less than the... parttime
Opposites

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