a period of time that is less than the usual or full time.
Compare full time.
Origin of part time
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby part time
Parts of Holland, Parts of Kesteven, Parts of Lindsey, parts of speech, part song, part time, part-timer, parturient, parturient canal, parturient fever, parturifacient
Definition for part time (2 of 2)
part-time
[ adjectivepahrt-tahym; adverbpahrt-tahym ]
/ adjective ˈpɑrtˌtaɪm; adverb ˈpɑrtˈtaɪm /
adjective
employed to work, used, expected to function, etc., less than the usual or full time: a part-time clerk.
lasting, requiring, or being in force only a part of the time: part-time employment; part-time jobs.
adverb
on a part-time basis: to work part-time.
Compare full-time.
Origin of part-time
First recorded in 1890–95; adj., adv. use of part time