adj. /pahrt"tuym'/ ; adv. /pahrt"tuym"/ , adj.
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.
adv.
3. on a part-time basis: to work part-time. Cf. full-time .
[ 1890-95; adj., adv. use of PART TIME ]