double time

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Recent Examples of double time Part of the decrease is that the new company’s employees will no longer routinely work weekends, which are time-and-a-half or double time, unless called in to do so. Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025 Since then, Zelensky has worked double time to signal his appreciation for Trump’s efforts, including having his country agree to a mineral rights deal with the United States that could serve as a form of payment for U.S. support in the war. Ian Swanson, The Hill, 19 May 2025 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 At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for double time
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Noun
  • Over the last year, labor tensions over minimum wages and working conditions have intensified over the past year, even as global consumption patterns disrupted orders.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 16 Feb. 2026
  • They are paid well below minimum wage for the work.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This time around, UNLV guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored nine points in the first half and 25 in the second half and overtime.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In overtime, in the section final against Holy Angels, Blake sophomore Ella Anderson delivered the game-winning goal.
    Ren Clayton, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • From at least November 2021, Robert Clouston knew that Arizona state law required Colt Grill to pay time and a half for any work over 40 hours per week, the indictment said.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025
  • The Budget Lab at Yale estimates that 8% of U.S. hourly workers and 4% of salaried workers are regularly paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which requires overtime pay of at least time and a half once employees have worked 40 hours in a week.
    Dee-Ann Durbin, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Now, no matter the caseload, OFR attorneys are guaranteed a living wage.
    Raynee Howell, Oklahoma Watch, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In a Star-Telegram questionnaire returned ahead of the runoff, Rehmet said his policy priorities include fully funding public schools, helping Texans earn a living wage and addressing affordability issues like property taxes, home and rent costs, health insurance rates and the cost of groceries.
    Eleanor Dearman Updated January 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Those inflated costs fall squarely on the shoulders of small businesses and working families through higher premiums and lower take-home pay.
    Bianca Blomquist, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • After all, the prospect of a full financial reset becomes increasingly attractive when monthly debt payments consume an ever-larger share of your take-home pay.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026

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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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