overtime

[oh-ver-tahym, oh-ver-tahym]

noun

1. working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.

2. pay for such time (straight time ).

3. time in excess of a prescribed period.

4. Sports.,  an additional period of play for deciding the winner of a game in which the contestants are tied at the end of the regular playing period.

adverb

1. during overtime.

   to work overtime.

adjective

1. of or for overtime.

   overtime pay.

verb (used with object)

overtimed, overtiming 

1. to give too much time to (a photographic exposure).

overtime

noun

1. 1. work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours

   2. ( as modifier )

      overtime pay

2. the rate of pay established for such work

3. time in excess of a set period

4. sport extra time

adverb

1. beyond the regular or stipulated time

verb

1. (tr) to exceed the required time for (a photographic exposure)

Word History and Origins

Origin of overtime¹

First recorded in 1530–40; over- + time

Example Sentences

The new temporary deductions for tips, overtime, car loan interest and for seniors aren’t indexed for inflation.

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Meanwhile, tipped workers, people earning overtime pay, senior citizens and buyers of certain U.S.-assembled cars may be able to claim deductions on their returns from tax years 2025 to 2028.

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Over 15 scintillating minutes and two overtimes, the young season’s most anticipated Big Ten showdown didn’t just live up to the billing.

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In Vancouver in 2010, Sidney Crosby netted the “Golden Goal” in overtime to lift the host nation to the top of the podium.

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It was Draisaitl’s second overtime winner in this series, his fourth of the playoffs altogether, and it gave Edmonton a 5-4 victory.

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