adj, adv ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job. not-comparable

   "I have a full-time job, working five days a week."

Adjective

1. 1
   for the entire time appropriate to an activity wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   Spending a full amount of time. not-comparable

   "to work full-time"

Adverb

1. 1
   for the standard number of hours wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

part-timehalf-time

Example

More examples

"I'm working full-time in a bookshop until the end of September."

Etymology

From full + time.

Related phrases

full-time equivalentfull-time jobfull-timer

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