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part time

adverb

as a part-time employee, student, etc. to work part time

part-time Definition

part·-time (pärttīm)

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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