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full time

1

[ fool tahym ]

noun

  1. the number of hours in a period, as a day, week, or month, considered customary for pursuing an activity, especially working at a job: : FT, F/T Compare part time ( def ).

    The factory now operates on full time.



full-time

2

[ fool-tahym ]

adjective

  1. working or operating the customary or requisite number of hours in each day, week, or month:

    a full-time housekeeper;

    full-time production.

  2. being indefinitely employed by one company for the customary or requisite number of hours: Compare freelance ( def 1 ).

    Only full-time employees are eligible for healthcare.

adverb

  1. on a full-time basis; on a schedule corresponding to the customary number of working or operational hours.

full-time

1

adjective

  1. for the entire time appropriate to an activity

    a full-time job

    a full-time student

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. on a full-time basis

    he works full time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

full time

2

noun

  1. the end of a football or other match Compare half-time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of full time1

First recorded in 1910–15

Origin of full time2

First recorded in 1895–1900
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After graduating college Kelsey Krakora worked full time in a steakhouse, bartending and serving meals.

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"It's still my dream to be an author and hopefully write full time. It's incredibly difficult now, it's going to be more difficult with AI coming in."

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On Tuesday, the network announced that correspondent Antonia Hylton, who worked at NBC News and MSNBC, is joining the cable network full time and will co-host “The Weekend: Primetime†alongside Ayman Mohyeldin, Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell and political analyst Elise Jordan.

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The couple both work full time but they too use the Bread and Butter Thing.

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Escobar picks up about four shifts a month, even though his job as union president is full time.

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