adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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adj
Meaning 1
For, during, or involving less than the normal time for some activity, especially the number of hours an employee works.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
involving less than the standard or customary time for an activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
part-time employees
a part-time job
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: parttime
Antonyms: full-time
3
adverb
Meaning 3
for less than the standard number of hours
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he works part-time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: half-time
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From part + time.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
وَظِيفَة بِدَوَامٍ جُزْئِيّ
— involving less than the normal time
Arabic:
عَمَل جُزْئِيّ
(ʕamal juzʔiyy)
— involving less than the normal time
Arabic:
جُزْئِيّ
(juzʔiyy)
— involving less than the normal time
Arabic:
جُزْئِيَّة
(juzʔiyya)
— involving less than the normal time
Arabic:
بارت تايم
(bārt tāym)
— involving less than the normal time
Catalan:
a temps parcial
— involving less than the normal time
Chinese Cantonese:
兼職 /兼职
(gim1 zik1)
— involving less than the normal time
Chinese Mandarin:
兼職 /兼职
(jiānzhí)
— involving less than the normal time
Chinese Mandarin:
兼任
(jiānrèn)
— involving less than the normal time
Danish:
deltids-
— involving less than the normal time
Dutch:
deeltijds
— involving less than the normal time
Dutch:
parttime
— involving less than the normal time
Estonian:
poole kohaga
— involving less than the normal time
Estonian:
osalise tööajaga
— involving less than the normal time
Finnish:
osa-aikainen
— involving less than the normal time
Finnish:
sivutoiminen
— involving less than the normal time
French:
à temps partiel
— involving less than the normal time
Georgian:
ნახევარგანაკვეთიანი
(naxevarganaḳvetiani)
— involving less than the normal time
Georgian:
არასრული
(arasruli)
— involving less than the normal time
Georgian:
ნაწილობრივი
(nac̣ilobrivi)
— involving less than the normal time
German:
Teilzeit-
— involving less than the normal time
Hungarian:
részidős
— involving less than the normal time
Hungarian:
részmunkaidős
— involving less than the normal time
Indonesian:
paruh waktu
— involving less than the normal time
Indonesian:
sambilan
— involving less than the normal time
Irish:
páirtaimseartha
— involving less than the normal time
Japanese:
パートタイム
(pātotaimu)
— involving less than the normal time
Korean:
파트타임의
(pateutaim-ui)
— involving less than the normal time
Korean:
아르바이트
(areubaiteu)
— involving less than the normal time
Malay:
sambilan
— involving less than the normal time
Malay:
separuh masa
— involving less than the normal time
Māori:
harangotengote
— involving less than the normal time
Māori:
hamanga
— involving less than the normal time
Māori:
hangere
— involving less than the normal time
Norwegian Bokmål:
deltid
— involving less than the normal time
Norwegian Bokmål:
deltids-
— involving less than the normal time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
deltid
— involving less than the normal time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
deltids-
— involving less than the normal time
Polish:
na pół etatu
— involving less than the normal time
Polish:
niepełnoetatowy
— involving less than the normal time
Portuguese:
de meio expediente
— involving less than the normal time
Russian:
за́нятый непо́лное рабо́чее вре́мя
(zánjatyj nepólnoje rabóčeje vrémja)
— involving less than the normal time
Russian:
на полста́вки
(na polstávki)
— involving less than the normal time
Scottish Gaelic:
pàirt-ùine
— involving less than the normal time
Scottish Gaelic:
pàirt-thìde
— involving less than the normal time
Spanish:
a tiempo parcial
— involving less than the normal time
Spanish:
de jornada parcial
— involving less than the normal time
Swedish:
deltids-
— involving less than the normal time
Ukrainian:
частково зайнятий
(častkovo zajnjatyj)
— involving less than the normal time
Ukrainian:
зайнятий неповний робочий час
(zajnjatyj nepovnyj robočyj čas)
— involving less than the normal time
Vietnamese:
làm thêm
— involving less than the normal time
Welsh:
rhan-amser
— involving less than the normal time