overtime

B2 Topic:Work & Careers
US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ UK /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/
adv noun verb Freq #7364

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Time worked beyond one's normal working hours.

    Workers are usually paid extra for overtime.

  2. 2
    noun

    An extra period of play added when a game is tied at the end of normal time.

    The match was so close that it went into overtime.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · an extra period of play... extra time
Word family
Derived forms over-timerovertimer

Etymology

From over- + time.

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