part-time service

Not full commitment

Part-time service is work or duty performed for fewer hours than a standard full-time schedule.

The term appears in employment contexts She switched to part-time service after having kids and in religious or military settings where someone serves limited hours rather than as a full commitment: He completed his part-time service in the reserves.

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contract work · job sharing · work-life balance · reduced hours · casual labor · temp agency · seasonal work · summer job · hourly pay · consulting · temporary work · moonlighting · on-call duty · supplemental income · pocket money · remote work · internships · retail associate

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employment duration/commitment

part-time servicefull-time employment

Steady, complete-schedule work

full-time work · full-time job · overtime work · double shifts · extended hours

employment permanence

part-time servicepermanent employment

Ongoing work with no termination date

tenure · lifetime employment

career commitment/permanence

part-time servicepermanent position

Ongoing employment without end date

Family

part, time, parts, parted, parting, partial, partially, partake, partition

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