work overtime
idiom
: to spend time working at one's job in addition to one's normal working hours
—often used figuratively
Her imagination was working overtime.
He's been working overtime around the house to please his wife.
Examples of work overtime in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In fact, 67% of those at the director level and up report needing to work overtime.
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Some of Schneider’s former colleagues describe him as someone who tolerated very little and expected employees to work overtime.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
Guards are now regularly required to work overtime; they are ordered at the end of a shift to stay at work for another, often with no warning, leaving family plans in upheaval.
—Mario Koran, The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch and Justin Mayo, Big Local News, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024
The Wildcats had to work overtime to win at Utah before facing a quick turnaround against a Colorado squad that desperately needed a quality win.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
Software engineers work overtime to meet performance indicators.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
To maintain the correct orientation in flight, the craft’s thrusters are now having to work overtime and are eating into the limited fuel supply.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
Pumping up the lows is more likely to force the digital signal processing (DSP) to work overtime to avoid distortion.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
These versatile accessories had to work overtime when my five-day trip became a nine-day trip.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2024
Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Some of Schneider’s former colleagues describe him as someone who tolerated very little and expected employees to work overtime.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024
Guards are now regularly required to work overtime; they are ordered at the end of a shift to stay at work for another, often with no warning, leaving family plans in upheaval.
—Mario Koran, The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch and Justin Mayo, Big Local News, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2024
The Wildcats had to work overtime to win at Utah before facing a quick turnaround against a Colorado squad that desperately needed a quality win.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
Software engineers work overtime to meet performance indicators.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
To maintain the correct orientation in flight, the craft’s thrusters are now having to work overtime and are eating into the limited fuel supply.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
Pumping up the lows is more likely to force the digital signal processing (DSP) to work overtime to avoid distortion.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2024
These versatile accessories had to work overtime when my five-day trip became a nine-day trip.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Work overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20overtime. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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