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

    2. ( as modifier )

      overtime pay

  1. the rate of pay established for such work

  2. time in excess of a set period

  3. sport extra time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. beyond the regular or stipulated time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overtime1

First recorded in 1530–40; over- + time
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Example Sentences

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Abbott has the sole authority to order overtime sessions and decide what lawmakers are allowed to consider.

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“We gotta make them work overtime!” a young woman proclaimed on a bullhorn.

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A margin so thin that in the third meeting of the season, it took overtime to declare a winner.

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It was the fourth time during these playoffs that Haliburton hit a shot in the final two seconds of regulation to either win the game or send it into overtime.

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AB 5 sought to crack down on industries where many workers are misclassified as independent contractors, who are not afforded protections including minimum wage, overtime pay and workers’ compensation that employees have access to.

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