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adjective

part-time

CEFR B1

involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity

In a sentence

Six example sentences with part-time, each labelled with its topic.

  • Statisticians count a part-time worker separately, since twenty hours a week tells a different story than a full schedule.

    Economics

  • He teaches guitar on a part-time basis, two afternoons a week, and spends the rest of his hours touring.

    Music

  • The gym hired part-time instructors for the evening classes, each covering only three sessions instead of a full weekly roster.

    Fitness

  • Both founders kept part-time jobs for the first year, coding at night and pitching investors on their lunch breaks.

    Startups

  • The clinic hired two part-time nurses to cover evenings, each working three shifts rather than a full week.

    Medicine

  • The academy's part-time coach runs practice twice a week and spends the other days teaching maths.

    Basketball

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