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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Though these days, the best Korean toners work overtime to not only balance, but gently exfoliate and flood skin with hydration.
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Most of the leftover money from unfilled positions is used to pay officers who work overtime.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
The writer’s illness — tuberculosis of the larynx — is seen as a particularly cruel horror, albeit one in lockstep with his morbid imagination, which continued to work overtime.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
And at midday during a heat wave, cooling systems work overtime.
—Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 2025
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Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Most of the leftover money from unfilled positions is used to pay officers who work overtime.
—Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 Oct. 2025
The writer’s illness — tuberculosis of the larynx — is seen as a particularly cruel horror, albeit one in lockstep with his morbid imagination, which continued to work overtime.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
And at midday during a heat wave, cooling systems work overtime.
—Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 1 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.
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