overtime

/ˈoʊ.vɚˌtaɪm/
nounadverbverb

Working time outside of one's regular hours.

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Noun 4 meanings

  1. Working time outside of one's regular hours.

    “Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime.”

  2. The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

  3. An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

    “That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!”

  4. Extra laps after the set race length of laps or time, to allow for a green-white-checkered finish.

Adverb 2 meanings

  1. Exceeding regular working hours.

  2. Beyond the normal or usual extent.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From over- + time.

OVERTIME at a glance

OVERTIME has 8 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + T 1 + I 1 + M 3 + E 1) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,706 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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