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Overtime

/ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/

Working time outside of one's regular hours.

📖 Definitions of "Overtime"

noun
  1. 1

    Working time outside of one's regular hours.

    "Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime."

  2. 2

    The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

  3. 3

    An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. (British: extra time.)

    "That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!"

verb
  1. 1

    To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.

adverb
  1. 1

    Exceeding regular working hours.

  2. 2

    Beyond the normal or usual extent.

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