overtime

[ noun, adverb, adjective oh-ver-tahym; verb oh-ver-tahym ]

/ noun, adverb, adjective ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm; verb ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm /

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noun

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

pay for such time (distinguished from straight time).

time in excess of a prescribed period.

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

during overtime: to work overtime.

adjective

of or for overtime: overtime pay.

verb (used with object), o·ver·timed, o·ver·tim·ing.

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

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Origin of overtime

First recorded in 1530–40; over- + time

Words nearby overtime

over the top, overthink, overthrow, overthrust, overthrust belt, overtime, overtire, overtired, overtly, overtone, overtop

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How to use overtime in a sentence

Teams get two points in the standings for a win of any kind while an overtime loss, including the shootout, earns a team one point, also known as the “loser point.”
‘Loser points’ could produce some unlikely winners in 2021 NHL season|Neil Greenberg|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Unionization could give these Alabama warehouse employees the opportunity to collectively fight for regular pay raises and have bargaining power when it comes to obligations like mandated overtime shifts.
Why Amazon’s $62 Million FTC Labor Settlement Is a Bigger Deal Than the Bezos News|Abby Vesoulis|February 4, 2021|Time
It’s hard, because people that work here, they’ve been working full-time, no vacations, overtime, in order to care for their patients.
Kansas City Chiefs Lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Stayed On The COVID-19 Front Lines. Now He's Missing The Super Bowl.|Sean Gregory|February 4, 2021|Time
We should work weekends and overtime, ruthlessly pursuing wealth and status, to demonstrate our commitment to family.
We Need More Feminist Dads - Issue 95: Escape|Jordan Shapiro|February 3, 2021|Nautilus

Mandatory overtime, Knox said, is communicated to workers no later than their lunch break the previous day.
Amazon’s anti-union blitz stalks Alabama warehouse workers everywhere, even the bathroom|Jay Greene|February 2, 2021|Washington Post
Clinkscales is still a cop, and made more than $100,000 in salary and overtime last year.
Chicago’s Cops Don’t Even Get Investigated for Shooting People in the Back|Justin Glawe|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All of these people, and millions more like them, deserve a little overtime.
It’s Always Black Friday for Clerks|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This would restore overtime rights to workers earning up to around $50,000 a year, which is roughly the current median.
It’s Always Black Friday for Clerks|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CAP paper estimates that if current trends continue unabated, overtime pay will disappear entirely by 2026.
It’s Always Black Friday for Clerks|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they are paid less, and the vanishing overtime pay is a big part of why.
It’s Always Black Friday for Clerks|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Before I'd gone five miles the hoodoo that had been working overtime on my behalf got busy again.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Joe was working overtime, covering the drills, while his father was doing the stable work.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
Mr. Van Dyke and his clerks, assisted by boy scouts, were working overtime to gratify all these demands.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
One special cause of offense was the keeping back of overtime money to buy a new jacket.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
Her jacket had been bought with money earned by working overtime, a result secured by the most persistent effort and argument.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts

British Dictionary definitions for overtime

overtime

noun (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)

work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
(as modifier)overtime pay

the rate of pay established for such work

time in excess of a set period

sport, US and Canadian extra time

adverb (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)

beyond the regular or stipulated time

verb (ˌəʊvəˈtaɪm)

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

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