1
: employed for or involving full time
full-time employees
full-time work
2
: devoting one's full attention and energies to something
a full-time gambler
full-time
adverb
: the amount of time considered the normal or standard amount for working during a given period
Examples of full-time in a Sentence
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The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
Processing scientific data into beautiful color images is actually a full-time job.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2024
The agreement, which means there will be no pre-election hearing, allows all full-time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees at the two plants to vote.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
In a place with few professional opportunities for young people, some of the loudest voices about the water quality are the same voices that spoke up more than 30 years ago: what’s left of the Concerned Citizens protesters — retirees who are no longer working full-time and know the city’s history.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
As a teenager, Duane joined his father and the rest of the Allman Brothers Band in concert for select songs in the 1990s and then became a full-time member of his dad’s Great Southern group in the 2000s.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
More than 10 condo buildings are in development or already open in the city that, like West Eleventh, will offer sleek apartments designed to be easy for owners to rent for short-term stays either occasionally or full-time.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Each store hires a minimum 175 full-time employees with hourly pay from $18 to $22, depending on the region.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2024
From there he was scouted by several agencies, and began acting full-time.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Part of the funding from the Castle Campaign will be used to fund a new entrance to the gardens and provide a full-time horticulturist for its staff.
—The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
Processing scientific data into beautiful color images is actually a full-time job.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 18 Apr. 2024
The agreement, which means there will be no pre-election hearing, allows all full-time and regular part-time production and maintenance employees at the two plants to vote.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
In a place with few professional opportunities for young people, some of the loudest voices about the water quality are the same voices that spoke up more than 30 years ago: what’s left of the Concerned Citizens protesters — retirees who are no longer working full-time and know the city’s history.
—Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
As a teenager, Duane joined his father and the rest of the Allman Brothers Band in concert for select songs in the 1990s and then became a full-time member of his dad’s Great Southern group in the 2000s.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
More than 10 condo buildings are in development or already open in the city that, like West Eleventh, will offer sleek apartments designed to be easy for owners to rent for short-term stays either occasionally or full-time.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
Each store hires a minimum 175 full-time employees with hourly pay from $18 to $22, depending on the region.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2024
From there he was scouted by several agencies, and began acting full-time.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 22 Apr. 2024.
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