overtime
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noun \ˈō-vər-ˌtīm\Definition of OVERTIME
1
: time in excess of a set limit: as a : working time in excess of a standard day or week b : an extra period of play in a contest
2
: the wage paid for overtime
— overtime adverb
See Examples of OVERTIME
- I worked two hours of overtime last week.
- He was doing a lot of overtime to save for his vacation.
- How much did you earn last month in overtime?
- The game went into overtime.
- They lost the game in overtime.
First Known Use of OVERTIME
1536
Rhymes with OVERTIME
access time, aftertime, anytime, beforetime, Bettelheim, borrowed time, central time, Christmastime, common time, dinnertime, double prime, double-time, drop a dime, eastern time, elapsed time, Father Time, harvesttime, Hildesheim, in jig time, just-in-time, Kaffir lime, lemon thyme, local time, lysozyme, Mannerheim, maritime, monorhyme, mountain time, nursery rhyme, on a dime, pantomime, Pappenheim, paradigm, question time, released time, running time, soda lime, standard time, summertime, take one's time, vowel rhyme, wintertime
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