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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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Mears competed for Germain Racing from 2010 through his retirement from full-time racing in 2016 (plus the 2019 Daytona 500).
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, the county has added another full-time staffer and is building a joint facility to house the sheriff’s office, emergency management, and 911 call responders under one roof.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
The increase impacts thousands of employees nationwide, encompassing both full-time and part-time staff.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi Atharva is a full-time content writer with a post-graduate degree in media & amp; entertainment and a graduate degree in electronics & telecommunications.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Mears competed for Germain Racing from 2010 through his retirement from full-time racing in 2016 (plus the 2019 Daytona 500).
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Since then, the county has added another full-time staffer and is building a joint facility to house the sheriff’s office, emergency management, and 911 call responders under one roof.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
The increase impacts thousands of employees nationwide, encompassing both full-time and part-time staff.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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