overtimen.adv.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvətʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, time n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + time n.

A. n.

1. Time worked over and above a person's regular or set working hours. Also: payment for work performed in such extra time.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > work beyond regular hours

over-hours1762

overtime1791

Morrison hour1949

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > extra payments > for overtime

overtime1791

over-wages1817

a1536 Building Acct. in E. Law Hist. Hampton Court (1885) App. C. 360 Carpenters workyng their owre tymes and drynkyng tymes uppon the ffonte in the chappell.]

1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse iii. i. 75 The masons were to have 20d. and the tinners 18d. per day; and to be paid for over time, when required to work.

1816 Rep. Minutes of Evid. Select Comm. Children in Manufactories 292 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 397) III. 235 Was he paid in the proportion of what he got in the week-day for over-time?

1836 in G. D. H. Cole & A. W. Filson Brit. Working Class Movements (1965) 290 Some shops were paying for overtime at the rate of a quarter of a day for the first two hours.

1861 Times 23 July 9/6 The grievance seems reduced to the single point of overtime, as it is allowed on both sides, that..10 hours is to be the standard.

1928 F. B. Young My Brother Jonathan iii. iii. 446 Joe Matthews..‘picking up’ six pounds a week, to say nothing of overtime, in Higgins's shell factory.

1959 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 12/2 They ask for increases in wages which are plainly impossible; or they pretend they want a shorter working week when they really want more overtime.

1989 Independent 5 Jan. 13/2 Management..saves in overtime more than it would make on the gate.

2. Sport (originally and chiefly North American). = extra time n. at extra adj., adv., and n. Additions.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > a calculated space of time > extra time

overtime1921

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > extra time or stoppage

timeout1900

extra time1911

overtime1921

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Mar. 11/1 Overtime game goes in favor of Towers. The Towers Club..defeated the Senators..by 8 goals to 7, the game having to go into overtime to decide the match.

1961 J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 315 Overtime, continuance of play after the regulation time for a contest has expired when the score is tied.

1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 26 Nov. 33/4 With just under two minutes left in overtime, Trent grabbed an offensive rebound and put in a basket.

2002 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 23 Sept. (Sport section) 29 It's always hard to take when you lose a goal so late in overtime.

B. adv.

In addition to regular or set hours. Chiefly in to work overtime: to work time additional to one's regular or set hours; (also figurative) to work very hard, to make a great effort (esp. in order to achieve a specified result).

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adverb] > over a period of time

overtime1793

society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > work at specific times or periods [verb (intransitive)] > work overtime

to work overtime1793

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > be occupied or busy (in or at something) [verb (intransitive)]

playOE

wendc1325

wallowc1380

busyc1384

plya1393

walka1400

stickle1566

to ply it1582

bebusied1603

to work overtime1938

1793 Proc. Old Bailey 30 Oct. 1096/2 My husband..was obliged to work four hours over time that night.

1802 Morning Chron. 23 Aug. During the war they always worked over time enough to entitle them to near 5s. a day.

1836 in G. D. H. Cole & A. W. Filson Brit. Working Class Movements (1965) 290 One body of men have been working overtime to a degree that was seriously injurious to their health.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) i. ii. 6 She worked over-time.

1894 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 41 5 Sixty hands..working overtime.

1914 St. Nicholas Mag. Apr. 512/1 The ‘jinx’, as the players term it, worked overtime at the Polo Grounds.

1938 E. Ambler Cause for Alarm xvi. 262 In that moment my brain worked overtime.

1974 G. Butler Coffin for Canary i. 9 My tongue had worked overtime at the week-end..talking with my sister.

1990 Smithsonian Jan. 130/1 Many work overtime to make up for staffing shortfalls.

Compounds

C1. (In sense A. 1.)

a. General attributive, as overtime bonus, overtime pay, etc.

ΚΠ

1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 21 Nov. 9/2 That freedom which alone induces profitable work, and the absence of which may account for the lessened result of overtime labour.

1861 Sat. Rev. 20 July 60 The loss of the overtime bonus.

1870 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings 2nd Ser. 132 Piecework or overtime labour.

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Apr. 14/5 A conference is to be held..with regard to the demand being made by the seamen for overtime pay.

1975 Economist (Nexis) 30 Aug. 11 Britain's unions are more interested in overtime rates..than in the dogmatic speculations of Karl Marx.

1990 J. McPhee Looking for Ship 98 He gets overtime pay for, among other things, climbing twelve feet up turnbuckles and lashings to look at thermometers.

overtime ban n. a prohibition on the working of overtime, esp. as a form of industrial action.

ΚΠ

1937 Times 12 Apr. 11/1 (heading) Effect of overtime ban.

1951 Engineering 2 Nov. 568/3 The overtime ban and working to rule have remained in force.

1995 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. 5/8 Indications are that midwives want to be balloted on options such as withdrawal of labour, overtime bans, [etc.].

C2. (In sense A. 2.) General attributive, as overtime game, overtime victory, etc.

ΚΠ

1946 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 20 Mar. 17/3 His keen floor generalship..built up to a terrific climax—his 55-foot shot in the last two seconds that tied the score at 74–74 and led to the Ram's 82–79 overtime triumph.

1970 Washington Post 30 Sept. D 1/7 The Senators..lost two overtime games to the Baltimore Orioles.

1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Dec. (Sports section) e1 Scott Stevens scored both goals for the Capitals, who suffered their second loss in overtime play.

2002 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Sports section) 6 d The Seattle Seahawks put on a West Coast offense clinic in their overtime victory at the Georgia Dome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	overtime
释义	overtimen.adv. Brit. /ˈəʊvətʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, time n. Etymology: < over- prefix + time n. A. n. 1. Time worked over and above a person's regular or set working hours. Also: payment for work performed in such extra time. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > [noun] > work beyond regular hours over-hours1762 overtime1791 Morrison hour1949 society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > extra payments > for overtime overtime1791 over-wages1817 a1536 Building Acct. in E. Law Hist. Hampton Court (1885) App. C. 360 Carpenters workyng their owre tymes and drynkyng tymes uppon the ffonte in the chappell.] 1791 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse iii. i. 75 The masons were to have 20d. and the tinners 18d. per day; and to be paid for over time, when required to work. 1816 Rep. Minutes of Evid. Select Comm. Children in Manufactories 292 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 397) III. 235 Was he paid in the proportion of what he got in the week-day for over-time? 1836 in G. D. H. Cole & A. W. Filson Brit. Working Class Movements (1965) 290 Some shops were paying for overtime at the rate of a quarter of a day for the first two hours. 1861 Times 23 July 9/6 The grievance seems reduced to the single point of overtime, as it is allowed on both sides, that..10 hours is to be the standard. 1928 F. B. Young My Brother Jonathan iii. iii. 446 Joe Matthews..‘picking up’ six pounds a week, to say nothing of overtime, in Higgins's shell factory. 1959 Daily Tel. 13 Nov. 12/2 They ask for increases in wages which are plainly impossible; or they pretend they want a shorter working week when they really want more overtime. 1989 Independent 5 Jan. 13/2 Management..saves in overtime more than it would make on the gate. 2. Sport (originally and chiefly North American). = extra time n. at extra adj., adv., and n. Additions. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > a calculated space of time > extra time overtime1921 society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > extra time or stoppage timeout1900 extra time1911 overtime1921 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 15 Mar. 11/1 Overtime game goes in favor of Towers. The Towers Club..defeated the Senators..by 8 goals to 7, the game having to go into overtime to decide the match. 1961 J. S. Salak Dict. Amer. Sports 315 Overtime, continuance of play after the regulation time for a contest has expired when the score is tied. 1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 26 Nov. 33/4 With just under two minutes left in overtime, Trent grabbed an offensive rebound and put in a basket. 2002 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 23 Sept. (Sport section) 29 It's always hard to take when you lose a goal so late in overtime. B. adv. In addition to regular or set hours. Chiefly in to work overtime: to work time additional to one's regular or set hours; (also figurative) to work very hard, to make a great effort (esp. in order to achieve a specified result). ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > over a period of time overtime1793 society > occupation and work > work > times or periods of work > work at specific times or periods [verb (intransitive)] > work overtime to work overtime1793 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > be occupied or busy (in or at something) [verb (intransitive)] playOE wendc1325 wallowc1380 busyc1384 plya1393 walka1400 stickle1566 to ply it1582 bebusied1603 to work overtime1938 1793 Proc. Old Bailey 30 Oct. 1096/2 My husband..was obliged to work four hours over time that night. 1802 Morning Chron. 23 Aug. During the war they always worked over time enough to entitle them to near 5s. a day. 1836 in G. D. H. Cole & A. W. Filson Brit. Working Class Movements (1965) 290 One body of men have been working overtime to a degree that was seriously injurious to their health. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life (1876) i. ii. 6 She worked over-time. 1894 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 41 5 Sixty hands..working overtime. 1914 St. Nicholas Mag. Apr. 512/1 The ‘jinx’, as the players term it, worked overtime at the Polo Grounds. 1938 E. Ambler Cause for Alarm xvi. 262 In that moment my brain worked overtime. 1974 G. Butler Coffin for Canary i. 9 My tongue had worked overtime at the week-end..talking with my sister. 1990 Smithsonian Jan. 130/1 Many work overtime to make up for staffing shortfalls. Compounds C1. (In sense A. 1.) a. General attributive, as overtime bonus, overtime pay, etc. ΚΠ 1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 21 Nov. 9/2 That freedom which alone induces profitable work, and the absence of which may account for the lessened result of overtime labour. 1861 Sat. Rev. 20 July 60 The loss of the overtime bonus. 1870 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings 2nd Ser. 132 Piecework or overtime labour. 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 26 Apr. 14/5 A conference is to be held..with regard to the demand being made by the seamen for overtime pay. 1975 Economist (Nexis) 30 Aug. 11 Britain's unions are more interested in overtime rates..than in the dogmatic speculations of Karl Marx. 1990 J. McPhee Looking for Ship 98 He gets overtime pay for, among other things, climbing twelve feet up turnbuckles and lashings to look at thermometers. b. overtime ban n. a prohibition on the working of overtime, esp. as a form of industrial action. ΚΠ 1937 Times 12 Apr. 11/1 (heading) Effect of overtime ban. 1951 Engineering 2 Nov. 568/3 The overtime ban and working to rule have remained in force. 1995 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. 5/8 Indications are that midwives want to be balloted on options such as withdrawal of labour, overtime bans, [etc.]. C2. (In sense A. 2.) General attributive, as overtime game, overtime victory, etc. ΚΠ 1946 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 20 Mar. 17/3 His keen floor generalship..built up to a terrific climax—his 55-foot shot in the last two seconds that tied the score at 74–74 and led to the Ram's 82–79 overtime triumph. 1970 Washington Post 30 Sept. D 1/7 The Senators..lost two overtime games to the Baltimore Orioles. 1983 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Dec. (Sports section) e1 Scott Stevens scored both goals for the Capitals, who suffered their second loss in overtime play. 2002 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Sports section) 6 d The Seattle Seahawks put on a West Coast offense clinic in their overtime victory at the Georgia Dome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). > see also also refers to : over-timev. < n.adv.1791 see also
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