1 (of work or education) done for the whole of a working week:
2 done for all the hours people usually work:
She was a full-time student.
3 for all the hours of the week that people normally work, not just for some of them:
full-time job Holding down a full-time job when you've got three children is not easy.
full-time employment The number of women in full-time employment has risen in the last few years.
full-time staff Only full-time staff will qualify for this benefit.
full-time education There are concessions for people in full-time education.
4 the amount of time spent working that is considered normal for a person who has only one job:
Her proposals would allow more people to stay in full-time education.
It's very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job.
She doesn't want to work full-time, it's a case of having to.
I've had to tighten my belt since I stopped working full-time.
Most (83 per cent) were employed full time at the time of their arrest.
Fewer than half were employed full time at the time of their arrest.
All except one patient were in full time education or employment.
