/ Dictionary / Index P part time: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: part' time' Pronunciation: [key] a period of time that is less than the usual or full time. Cf. part-time Pronunciation: (adj.pärt'tīm"adv.pärt'tīm'), [key] — adj. employed to work, used, expected to function, etc., less than the usual or full time: a part-time clerk. lasting, requiring, or being in force only a part of the time: part-time employment; part-time jobs. —adv. on a part-time basis:Cf. to work part-time. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: parttime (Thesaurus) part song part-timer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language