part time Definition
part time
adverb
as a part-time employee, student, etc. to work part time
part-time Definition
part·-time (pärt′tīm′)
adjective
designating, of, or engaged in work, study, etc. for specified periods regarded as taking less time than a regular or full schedule
part-time Usage Examples
Preposition: over
year: HNCs are often studied part-time over two years by students who are also working.
Modifies a noun
- basis: Students can attend on a full- or part-time basis, usually taking from three to five years to complete the course.
- lecturer: Helen is also a part-time lecturer in media ethics at London South Bank University.
- worker: Part-time workers who do less than 16 hours a week.
- student: A part-time student is expected to spend about 50 % of their time on their PhD for six years.
- job: Most students have a part-time job whilst they study to boost their income.
- employment: This analysis does not include those who are in self- or part-time employment.
Modifying Another Word
- mostly: These companies are mostly part-time - their members dependent on employment in the service industries for survival.
- all: Term-time only The above positions are all part-time and term-time only, and may involve evenings and weekends.
- usually: Other options A Mother's Help is usually part-time, and may do some housework as well as looking after the children.
- very: Each School in the College has a ( very part-time ) Disability Co-ordinator, who advises disabled staff and students.
- now: The law changed a few years ago and now part-time workers enjoy exactly the same rights.
Noun used with modifier
study: Part-time study Part-time students may take the program over two years, usually by attending two days per week.
Used with adjective complement
- work: The five students are studying a range of health subjects whilst working part-time in one of the NHS Trusts.
- study: I drive an HGV all over the country whilst studying part-time for a BA in Biblical Studies, with a view to the pulpit.
- employ: Alistair Turnbull was also employed part-time for 6 months, working on operational theory.
- enable: It enables part-time, distance, and placement students to borrow material from other libraries.
- include: You can also download application forms for some of the programs listed in our prospectus, including part-time BA/BSc programs.
- undertake: It recognizes that many full-time students have to undertake part-time paid employment to provide financial support for their studies.
Preposition: for
year: Afterward I taught African Literature part-time for five years at the University of Bremen.
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