part-time
adjective
: involving or working less than customary or standard hours
a part-time job
part-time students
part-time
adverb
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Jackson is also considering expanding her part-time interior decorating business.
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Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Molina brought Pedro Garcia as her lone, part-time assistant.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The controversial district budgets marked a historic change in that National City’s full-time mayor has typically had a larger budget than his part-time counterparts.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Officials argued that because governing was a full-time job and all five members of the City Council had equal voting power, part-time officials deserved district funds that more closely matched the mayor’s budget.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Molina brought Pedro Garcia as her lone, part-time assistant.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The controversial district budgets marked a historic change in that National City’s full-time mayor has typically had a larger budget than his part-time counterparts.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Officials argued that because governing was a full-time job and all five members of the City Council had equal voting power, part-time officials deserved district funds that more closely matched the mayor’s budget.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Part-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/part-time. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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