Full-time Position: Meaning, Usage & Examples

Meaning 1：Full-time job (Full-time position)

Full-time position 🔊

/ˈfʊl ˌtaɪm pəˈzɪʃən/

A job where you work the usual number of hours each week, not just part of the week.

Person signing a full-time position employment contract on an office desk with a weekly calendar showing five working days

Full-time job 🔊

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/fʊl taɪm dʒɒb/

A regular job where you work the standard number of hours each week, typically 35-40 hours, with benefits and job security.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Combines 'full' (complete) and 'time' (hours); 'position' means job role.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a full 8-hour clock → you work all those hours.

📖 Example

After graduating, she was excited to secure a full-time position at a local design company. 🔊 After graduating, she was excited to secure a full-time position at a local design company.

🔗 Collocations

hold a full-time position – to have a regular job with standard hours

offer a full-time position – to provide a job with full working hours

full-time position with benefits – a job that includes health insurance and paid leave

🔄 Synonyms

full-time job (n.) – a job with regular weekly hours

permanent position (n.) – a stable job with no fixed end date

🚫 Antonyms

part-time position (n.) – a job with fewer hours per week

temporary position (n.) – a job limited to a short duration

🌱 Derivatives

full-time (adj.) – occupying the full standard working hours

full-time employee (n.) – a worker in a full-time position

📖 Cultural Story

The concept of full-time employment became standardized during the Industrial Revolution, with fixed 40-hour workweeks emerging in the 20th century under labor laws.