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
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Barring something unforeseen, Matthews won’t break camp with the Astros, meaning the club could still be searching for a second baseman should Altuve make the full-time move to left field.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology maintains a website that calculates the living wage, what one full-time worker must earn on an hourly basis to cover the cost of their family’s minimum basic needs.
—Scott T. Gibson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2025
To be honored, students had to be full-time undergraduates with a 3.5 or higher GPA at the campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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The partnership and the impressive race results gave Earnhardt enough confidence that his team could pitch a car in the Cup Series full-time with more sponsors on board.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
Barring something unforeseen, Matthews won’t break camp with the Astros, meaning the club could still be searching for a second baseman should Altuve make the full-time move to left field.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology maintains a website that calculates the living wage, what one full-time worker must earn on an hourly basis to cover the cost of their family’s minimum basic needs.
—Scott T. Gibson, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2025
To be honored, students had to be full-time undergraduates with a 3.5 or higher GPA at the campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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