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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Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Over hundreds of years, at least 50 Indian tribes lived full-time or have connections to what is now the state of Colorado.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Numerous other missions are exploring Mars full-time, so there’s little chance of any major discoveries lurking in Psyche’s flyby datasets.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
In fact our internal data show that the larger AI companies have nearly three times the revenue run rate per full-time employee as non-AI software and tech companies.
—Martin Casado, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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Adjective
The grandmother of four, who is also a full-time equestrian coach, has had to make adjustments with age.
—Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Over hundreds of years, at least 50 Indian tribes lived full-time or have connections to what is now the state of Colorado.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Numerous other missions are exploring Mars full-time, so there’s little chance of any major discoveries lurking in Psyche’s flyby datasets.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
In fact our internal data show that the larger AI companies have nearly three times the revenue run rate per full-time employee as non-AI software and tech companies.
—Martin Casado, Fortune, 20 May 2026
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“Full-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-time. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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