as in double time
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of overtime
Adin Hill was great manning the goal, allowing the team to navigate overtime before Ivan Barbashev scored the winning goal.
—
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
The Clippers, by beating the Golden State Warriors in overtime at Chase Center, earned the five days off that come with clinching a top-six seed.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Then Mitchell got hot in the clutch, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in overtime after a shaky first half that included 0-of-4 shooting from the field.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtime
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
He's promised to remove taxes on tips, overtime and Social Security, and continue tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy, passed during his first term.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
The Clippers, by beating the Golden State Warriors in overtime at Chase Center, earned the five days off that come with clinching a top-six seed.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Then Mitchell got hot in the clutch, scoring nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from three-point range in overtime after a shaky first half that included 0-of-4 shooting from the field.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
Noun
-
Its crystal ball discerns patterns to predict what styles will blow up—then guides the requisite design, sourcing, and inventory decisions in double time.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
-
Mayor Pro-Tem Monica Wilson questioned whether the APD would heavily rely on its officers’ double time or seek help from outside agencies.—
Hema Sivanandam,
The Mercury News,
10 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
By contrast, tariffs would differentiate American industrialization from the British experience, shielding domestic labor from subsistence wages and securing workers opportunities for social-economic mobility.—
Made by History,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
-
That provides clues on whether businesses are looking to hire and potential wage inflation.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
But Morris’ fortunes had seemingly improved by 2019, when he was hired as CSUN’s director of equity and compliance with a $150,000 salary, according to school records reviewed by The Times.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
-
The good news for the Kings is that his next contract comes at a time when the salary cap rises from $95.5 million to $113.5 million over the next three seasons.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Noun
-
The country’s current $208 monthly minimum wage — a $4 increase from last year — doesn’t sound like much to Americans.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
-
Government regulates products and services, compensation (minimum wage, etc.), revenue (taxes), locations and access, and utilities (natural gas).—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The agency has many enforcement powers, such as withholding refunds, taking part of someone’s paycheck and seizing property to pay debts.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
-
Although workers have their paychecks back, their anxiety has not faded, said Emile Nabbout, president of Unifor Local 195, which represents thousands of workers at the plant.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Noun
-
So far, no brand has guaranteed its factory workers a living wage, according to the Clean Clothes Campaign, a Dutch advocacy group.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
-
What is considered a living wage in Missouri in 2025?—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
In these instances, many survivors never see their abusers held accountable and never receive proper compensation because many attorneys view these cases as infeasible, thereby denying survivors access to the civil justice system.—
Samantha Dos Santos,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2025
-
Employee compensation as a share of national income had been 61.8% during that 2010-to-2019 period.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 June 2024
-
In addition to reducing the standard workweek by 20%, Sander’s Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act, which enjoys strong union support, would require employers to pay time and a half for workdays exceeding eight hours.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overtime. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share