time and a half

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Recent Examples of time and a half Although he did not get paid time and a half for playing 27 holes instead of the normal 18, a healthy check will come his way Sunday afternoon if Penge can hold his position. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 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 board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts outside their 40-hour union work week, getting paid time and a half. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025 The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for time and a half
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
Noun
  • Then City surged into something like dominance, during which time Baggaley built a case to demand double time for her Sunday afternoon’s work.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The district also agreed to shift to a weekly overtime threshold, allowing full-time employees to get time-and-a-half on their sixth consecutive work day and double time on the seventh day.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • The city’s most recent referendum effort came last year, when business groups sought to repeal the $30 minimum wage for tourism workers.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Continue reading … PRICE OF PROGRESS — Liberal stronghold set to adopt eye-popping minimum wage amid business exodus.
    — , FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The seventh edition of Fashion Checker, released Wednesday for Living Wage Action Day, updates brands’ living wage and transparency scores.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The coalition of more than 80 unions and various community groups is pushing for living wage jobs, new housing units and protections for immigrant workers.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The payroll records show repeated two-week pay periods in which Ginestra accumulated between 30 and 60 hours of overtime.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The 2023 game went to overtime, but most of the others have not been close.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Time and a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20and%20a%20half. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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