full-time

Not part-time work

Full-time describes work or activity that occupies the standard maximum hours—typically 35-40 hours per week for employment.

A full-time job provides regular income and usually benefits.

Full-time students carry a complete course load.

The adverb form works the same way: She works full-time at the hospital.

Opposite of part-time.

employment

salary

Fixed periodic employment payment

nine-to-five · workplace · colleagues · supervisor · paycheck · contract · permanent · salaried · staff · employee

career

profession

Trained occupational field

workforce · industry · specialization · expertise · qualification · advancement · tenure · ambition · aspiration · achievement

routine

schedule

Plan of timed events

weekday · regularity · consistency · structured · regimented · predictable · monotony · grind · hustle · rat-race

commitment

dedication

Wholehearted loyalty to purpose

responsibility · obligation · duty · invested · focused · immersed · absorbed · consumed · prioritized · all-in

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Opposites
employment duration/hours

full-timepart-time

Limited work schedule

half-time · casual · job-sharing · temporary · freelance

commitment or engagement level

full-timepart-time

Limited work schedule

half-hearted · amateur · hobbyist · casual · partial

Family

fulltime

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G