adj · adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˌfʊl ˈtaɪm/
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CMU ARPABET:F UH1 L T AY2 M
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity, especially a job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I have a full-time job, working five days a week.
Bringing up a child is a full-time activity.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Spending a full amount of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
to work full-time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
for the entire time appropriate to an activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a full-time job
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: part-time
4
adverb
Meaning 4
for the standard number of hours
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she works full-time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: half-time
History
Etymology
From full + time.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
voltyds
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Chinese Mandarin:
全職 /全职
(quánzhí)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Chinese Mandarin:
專職 /专职
(zhuānzhí)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Chinese Mandarin:
專任 /专任
(zhuānrèn)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Danish:
fuldtids-
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Danish:
heltids-
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Danish:
heldags-
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Dutch:
voltijds
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Finnish:
kokopäiväinen
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Finnish:
kokopäivä-
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Finnish:
täysipäiväinen
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Finnish:
päätoiminen
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
French:
plein temps
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
French:
à temps plein
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
German:
Vollzeit-
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Hungarian:
teljes munkaidős
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Hungarian:
teljes munkaidejű
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Hungarian:
nappali (tagozatos)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Indonesian:
purnawaktu
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Italian:
a tempo pieno
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Italian:
full-time
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Italian:
giornata intera
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Japanese:
フルタイム
(furutaimu)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Korean:
상근의
(sanggeunui)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Korean:
풀타임의
(pultaimui)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Norwegian:
heltids
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Polish:
pełnoetatowy
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Portuguese:
de tempo integral
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Russian:
за́нятый по́лное рабо́чее вре́мя
(zánjatyj pólnoje rabóčeje vrémja)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Scottish Gaelic:
làn-ùine
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Scottish Gaelic:
làn-thìde
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Spanish:
[a] tiempo completo
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Spanish:
de jornada completa
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Swedish:
heltids-
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Ukrainian:
пості́йна робо́та
(postíjna robóta)
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Welsh:
llawn-amser
— Involving a full amount of time spent on some activity
Dutch:
voltijds
— Spending a full amount of time
Finnish:
kokopäiväisesti
— Spending a full amount of time
Finnish:
täysipäiväisesti
— Spending a full amount of time
Finnish:
päätoimisesti
— Spending a full amount of time
French:
à plein temps
— Spending a full amount of time
French:
à temps plein
— Spending a full amount of time
Hungarian:
teljes munkaidőben
— Spending a full amount of time
Italian:
a tempo pieno
— Spending a full amount of time
Korean:
상근으로
(sanggeuneuro)
— Spending a full amount of time
Korean:
풀타임으로
(pultaimeuro)
— Spending a full amount of time
Norwegian Bokmål:
heltid
— Spending a full amount of time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
heiltid
— Spending a full amount of time
Russian:
на по́лное рабо́чее вре́мя
(na pólnoje rabóčeje vrémja)
— Spending a full amount of time
Russian:
на по́лную ставку
(na pólnuju stavku)
— Spending a full amount of time
Swedish:
heltid
— Spending a full amount of time
Welsh:
yn llawn-amser
— Spending a full amount of time
