part time
Limited hours only
Part time describes work or activity that occupies less than full-time hours—typically under 30 or 35 hours weekly, depending on context.
A part-time job offers flexibility but usually fewer benefits: She works part time while finishing her degree.
As a noun or adverb, often hyphenated or two words: hired on a part-time basis, working part-time.
Covert additional employment
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- second jobSupplementary paid work
- weekend workLabor during off-days
- after-hoursBeyond regular closing
night shift · double duty · pocket money · top-up · supplement
Paid position of employment
- workEffort toward a goal
- hoursSixty-minute spans
- schedulePlan of timed events
- positionLocation or stance
employee · worker · shift · wages · benefits · contract · hiring · staff
Able to be changed
- variableProne to fluctuation
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- reduced hoursShortened work time
compressed · remote · hybrid · telecommute · work-life balance · scheduling · availability · negotiable
Sales to end users
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- cashierTill operator
- receptionistVisitor-greeting office worker
clerk · barista · stocker · server · host · usher · delivery · driver
Recurring at fixed intervals
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- short-termOf limited duration
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
substitute · adjunct · stint · assignment · holiday · summer job · temp · project-based
Supervised professional trial period
- work-studyStudent employment for tuition
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- collegeHigher education institution
university · semester · academic · school · scholarship · trainee · apprentice · junior
moonlighting
Covert additional employment
- side hustleSecondary income venture
- second jobSupplementary paid work
- weekend workLabor during off-days
after-hours · night shift · double duty · pocket money · top-up · supplement
job
Paid position of employment
position · employee · worker · shift · wages · benefits · contract · hiring · staff · workplace
adjustable
Able to be changed
- variableProne to fluctuation
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
reduced hours · compressed · remote · hybrid · telecommute · work-life balance · scheduling · availability · negotiable · convenient
retail
Sales to end users
receptionist · clerk · barista · stocker · server · host · usher · delivery · driver · housekeeper
seasonal
Recurring at fixed intervals
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- short-termOf limited duration
- contractEnforceable written agreement
provisional · substitute · adjunct · stint · assignment · holiday · summer job · temp · project-based · trial
internship
Supervised professional trial period
- work-studyStudent employment for tuition
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
college · university · semester · academic · school · scholarship · trainee · apprentice · junior · entry-level
- work schedulesshift, day shift, night shift, graveyard shift, double shift
- work-lifework, leisure, career, jobs, vacation
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- job listingsjob postings, job openings, job listings, job vacancies, vacancies
- livelihoodsjob, career, work, income, profession
part timefull time
Complete work schedule
full-time · permanent · nine-to-five · salaried · tenured
part timeall in
Fully committed, nothing reserved
fully committed · dedicated · wholehearted · intensive · immersive
time, part, partner, parts, times, partial, timer, partnership, timely