Flexitime
n.kind, capableprofessional
What it means
A schedule allowing workers to vary their working hours.
Reach for it when naming a work arrangement with variable start and finish times
Flexitime helped parents manage school runs without missing meetings.
Choose between these
6- everyday
flexible hours
plain language is clearer for a general audience
not when Flexible hours may also mean variable total hours.
- everyday
remote work
location rather than timing provides flexibility
not when Remote work does not grant control over hours.
- professional
compressed hours
the same hours fit into fewer days
not when Compressed hours is a different arrangement.
- professional
flextime
American spelling matches the audience
not when Flextime changes spelling, not the underlying policy.
- professional
staggered hours
different workers start at planned different times
not when Staggering can be employer-set rather than employee-chosen.
- formal
core-hours scheme
required overlap and flexible edges must be explicit
not when The phrase is narrower than policies with no core period.
Said against
3- fixed hours
- rigid schedule
- set shift
It naturally appears in
3- offer flexitime
The council will offer flexitime to care staff.
- flexitime arrangement
Her flexitime arrangement preserves afternoon coverage.
- work flexitime
Parents can work flexitime during the school term.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English noun sense: flexible working hours opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.