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overtime
[oh-ver-tahym, oh-ver-tahym]
noun
working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.
pay for such time (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)
to give too much time to (a photographic exposure).
overtime
noun
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 extra time
adverb
beyond the regular or stipulated time
verb
(tr) to exceed the required time for (a photographic exposure)
Example Sentences
Abbott has the sole authority to order overtime sessions and decide what lawmakers are allowed to consider.
“We gotta make them work overtime!” a young woman proclaimed on a bullhorn.
A margin so thin that in the third meeting of the season, it took overtime to declare a winner.
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.
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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