Working or employed for the entire standard number of hours per week; the opposite of part-time work.
Compound of 'full' and 'time,' emerging in the late 19th-early 20th century as industrial societies standardized work schedules and the concept of 'part-time' became common.
The term 'full-time' only became necessary when 'part-time' work was invented—before factories and offices standardized hours, people just worked as much as needed, and the distinction didn't exist.
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