Flexitime
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.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
flexible hours
Fits when plain language is clearer for a general audience
Careful Flexible hours may also mean variable total hours.
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everyday
remote work
Fits when location rather than timing provides flexibility
Careful Remote work does not grant control over hours.
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professional
compressed hours
Fits when the same hours fit into fewer days
Careful Compressed hours is a different arrangement.
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professional
flextime
Fits when American spelling matches the audience
Careful Flextime changes spelling, not the underlying policy.
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professional
staggered hours
Fits when different workers start at planned different times
Careful Staggering can be employer-set rather than employee-chosen.
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formal
core-hours scheme
Fits when required overlap and flexible edges must be explicit
Careful The phrase is narrower than policies with no core period.
Opposites 3
- fixed hours
- rigid schedule
- set shift
Common phrases 3
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offer flexitime
The council will offer flexitime to care staff.
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flexitime arrangement
Her flexitime arrangement preserves afternoon coverage.
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work flexitime
Parents can work flexitime during the school term.
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