Meaning & use
Flextime
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A work arrangement that allows employees to choose their own starting and finishing times within certain limits, rather than following a fixed schedule.
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The company introduced flextime so parents could adjust their hours around school pickups.
Thanks to flextime, she starts work at ten and leaves later to avoid rush hour.
A note on using this word
A blend of 'flexible' and 'time'; the concept originated in West Germany in the late 1960s before spreading internationally.
Words with a similar meaning
flexible hoursflexi-time
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Words with an opposite meaning
fixed hours
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