work overtime

idiom

: to spend time working at one's job in addition to one's normal working hours
often used figuratively
Her imagination was working overtime.
He's been working overtime around the house to please his wife.

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The city is already anticipating significant efforts needed to clean up from the floods, with crews from solid waste management to public works to first responders preparing to work overtime. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 First, to make up for smaller staffs, those remaining have been asked to work overtime. Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025 And with the team operating under the suffocating grip of new CBA, every dollar must work overtime. Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Other costs that are harder to pin down include pay for seasonal legislative staff who will work overtime. Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for work overtime

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“Work overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20overtime. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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