overtime

B2 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/ UK /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/ See IPA manual

Freq #7364

Meanings

1

noun
Time worked beyond one's normal working hours.

Workers are usually paid extra for overtime.
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.

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Synonyms

2 noun · an extra period of play... extra time

Word family

Derived forms over-timerovertimer

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Phrases (1)

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overtime period
additional playing time used to decide a tied sporting contest

Noun + noun

Etymology

From over- + time.

Topics

Work & Careers

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