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
  • Still, Cepeda and Petro have maintained strong support among many Colombians because of progressive policies advanced under Petro, such as boosting the minimum wage.
    Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • The austerity policies that Spain undertook during that crisis—such as freezing the minimum wage and cutting social spending—had produced an immensely unequal recovery and become the target of populist movements.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • San Jose and Vegas both finished the regular season with 39 wins, but San Jose had 86 points, nine fewer than the Golden Knights, who took nine more games to overtime.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
  • Then, this past winter, Werenski and Team USA won gold again with a stirring overtime win over Canada.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.
    Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Paying employees time and a half inflates state agencies’ payroll costs, but often the practice is unavoidable to fill critical staffing gaps.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The living wage in Mecklenburg County is currently estimated around $53,100, according to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2026
  • As the Industrial Revolution immiserated 19th-century workers, Pope Leo XIII championed their rights to unionize and receive a living wage at a time when these ideas were widely considered radical.
    Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • After all, ophthalmologists in the United States have an average take-home pay exceeding $400,000 per year.
    Peter Ubel, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Average weekly hours worked also increased, bolstering take-home pay.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 May 2026

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“Double time.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20time. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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