time and a half

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as in double time

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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
  1. double time
  2. minimum wage
  3. living wage
  4. overtime
Noun
  • Our pay claim is for 8% and double time for bank holiday working.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of double time
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  • Last month, the CGT claimed there had been a big increase in the number of professions paying some employees less than the minimum wage.
    — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Across the country, Democrats stood up for big policy changes like increasing the federal minimum wage, expanding child care, reining in Big Tech, data centers, and AI, and reforming health care.
    — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of minimum wage
Noun
  • The union is demanding a 4% increase in pay for staff earning above a living wage, for the V&A to become an accredited London living-wage employer within 12 months, and time-and-a-half pay for work done on bank holidays.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The mayor and the Council are ready to help with retraining and real jobs that carry a living wage and benefits.
    — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of living wage
Noun
  • In Sunday’s loss to Arizona, the Cowboys gave up four consecutive touchdown drives in the second half to allow the Cardinals to force overtime before a game-winning field goal in the extra period.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The Bengals needed overtime to beat one-win Tennessee, but Joe Burrow played great.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of overtime

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