full time

adj, adv, noun — 4 senses

full-time

adjalso spelled full-time

/ˌfʊl ˈtaɪm/

Etymology From full + time.

1

Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.

I have a full-time job, working five days a week.
Bringing up a child is a full-time activity.

2 more examples

Recently in Sydney we met a male witch who claimed that witchcraft was his full-time occupation.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 69:
"I finished full-time work in 2005 and then switched to part time, because I liked working and it seemed a shame to leave something I enjoyed.2021 January 13, Paul Stephen, “I'd like to do it all over again”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 46:

Antonyms: part-time
Derived terms: full-time equivalent, full-time job, full-timer

full-time

adv

Etymology From full + time.

1

Spending a full amount of time.

to work full-time
Area Boards are wholly part-time, but their Chairmen are members of the Commission and may work full-time in that capacity.1960 September, “The Select Committee on Nationalised Industries examines British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 524:

Antonyms: part-time

full time

noun

1

Usually The full number of hours usually worked in a day or week, in distinction to part-time work.

2

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Usually The end of a sporting match.

Derived terms: full-time
Related terms: half time

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