Thesaurus results for DOUBLE-TIME

double time

noun

as in minimum wage

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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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The city’s recent approval of a higher minimum wage for tourism workers only adds to the financial challenges, Green said.

— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Under this law, a creditor generally can't take more than 25% of your disposable earnings, or the amount by which your weekly disposable earnings exceed 30 times the federal minimum wage — whichever is smaller.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 June 2026