How to spell part-time

hear it/pɑrt_taɪm/adjectivePrefixes and work

What it means: Working fewer hours than usual or required.

In a sentence: My mom works at the library as a part-time helper.

Same family: full-time, overtime, downtime, timely, timing. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word “part-time” comes from combining “part,” meaning a portion, and “time,” referring to hours of work. It became common in the 20th century as workplaces started offering shorter or more flexible work schedules.

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