| a period of time that is less than the usual or full time. |
[adj. pahrt-tahym; adv. pahrt-tahym] 
| 1. | employed to work, used, expected to function, etc., less than the usual or full time: a part-time clerk. |
| 2. | lasting, requiring, or being in force only a part of the time: part-time employment; part-time jobs. |
| 3. | on a part-time basis: to work part-time. |
| part-time (pärt'tīm') adj. For or during less than the customary or standard time: a part-time job. part'-time' adv., part'-tim'er n. |
