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comp time

American  
[komp tahym] / ˈkɒmp ˌtaɪm /

noun

  1. compensatory time.

    The agency has been shifting schedules and awarding comp time in order to comply with the new salary cap.


Etymology

Origin of comp time

comp(ensatory) time

Example Sentences

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“My goal, my fervent goal and hope, is that labor comes to the table and says ‘We’ll take some furloughs, we’ll take some comp time off,’” Yaroslavsky said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

By the summer of 2021, Agent Miller was expressing worry to a colleague about losing the comp time she had accrued.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Among other things, the deal with city police employees increases starting salaries from $54,698 to $61,504 and offers comp time pay for designated holidays.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

He said a new contract with the King County Corrections Guild that recently came out of arbitration includes factors to reduce overtime, including a 72-hour notice for vacation and capped comp time.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2019

Mauk and McClelland created 62 new comp time and leave requests going back to January, according to an AP review of records released to The Dayton Daily News.

From Washington Times • Sep. 18, 2014