part-time
adjEtymology From part + time.
1
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.2026 March 8, Matthew Henry, “Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026:
- Antonyms
- full-time
- Derived terms
- part-time bowler, part-time girlfriend, part-timer
- Related terms
- half-time