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part time

part time is the alternative form of part-time.

Meaning of part-time

Adjective

part-time (not comparable)

  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

Questions about part time

What is part time the alternative form of?
Part time is the alternative form of part-time.

Words near part time in the dictionary

  1. part off
  2. part out
  3. part singing
  4. part song
  5. part songs
  6. part time
  7. part ways
  8. part with
  9. part-exchange
  10. part-finance
  11. part-financed

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Adapted from Wiktionary: part time (page history and authors); part-time (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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