full-time
adjective, adverb /ˌfʊlˈtaɪm/Definition
B1 (of work or education) done for the whole of a working week: a full-time job Most children in the UK remain in full-time education until they are at least 16 years old. She went back to work full-time when her youngest child went to school.Working hours and periods of workWork, working and the workplace full-time job/activity › an activity that uses a lot of your time: Keeping a garden tidy is a full-time job.Lasting for a long time
(Definition of full-time adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- all-night adjective
- ancient adjective
- be going strong idiom
- changeless adjective
- die hard idiom
- epic adjective
- lasting adjective
- lengthy adjective
- lingering adjective
- long adjective (TIME)
- long-drawn-out adjective
- long-lasting adjective
- marathon adjective (LONG TIME)
- never-ending adjective
- of old idiom
- old adjective (VERY FAMILIAR)
- ongoing adjective
- overlong adjective
- sustainable adjective
- timeless adjective (NOT LIMITED)
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