From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe a full-time jobbe a full-time jobto be very hard work and take a lot of time Keeping pace with changes is a full-time job. → full-time
Examples from the Corpus
be a full-time job• But looking after the wear and tear was a full-time job.• But most people in Hanoi could not afford consumer luxuries, and even acquiring necessities was a full-time job.• It really was a full-time job.• Job hunting is a full-time job.• Now it really is a full-time job.• It was a full-time job and if the husband was gone, it was a major loss.• C.-it was a full-time job and there was no choice in the matter.• Managing diversity will be a full-time job for anyone with a niche in the interlinked economy. 