Overtime is time that you spend doing your job in addition to your normal working hours.
He would work overtime, without pay, to finish a job.
Union leaders had urged miners to vote in favour of an overtime ban.
2.
See work overtime
3. uncountable noun
Overtime is an additional period of time that is added to the end of a sports match in which the two teams are level, as a way of allowing one of the teams to win.
[US]
They won the championship by defeating their opponents 3–2 in overtime.
regional note: in BRIT, use extra time
overtime in British English
noun (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)
1.
a.
work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
b.
(as modifier)
overtime pay
2.
the rate of pay established for such work
3.
time in excess of a set period
4. sport, US and Canadian
extra time
adverb (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)
5.
beyond the regular or stipulated time
verb (ˌəʊvəˈtaɪm)
6. (transitive)
to exceed the required time for (a photographic exposure)
overtime in American English
(ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm; for v., usually ˌ oʊvərˈtaɪm)
noun
1.
time beyond the established limit, as of working hours
2.
pay for work done in such a time
3. Sport
an extra time period added to the game to decide a tie
adjective, adverb
4.
of, for, or during a period of overtime
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌoverˈtimed or ˌoverˈtiming
5.
to allow too much time for (a photographic exposure, etc.)
More idioms containing
overtime
work overtime
Examples of 'overtime' in a sentence
overtime
The union has also imposed a ban on overtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One trusts that there will be no unpaid overtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The overtime requirement may not be waived by agreement between an employer and employee.
Christianity Today (2000)
We then have to pay overtime for them to come in during the night.
The Sun (2010)
Your mind is working overtime as things change round you.
The Sun (2015)
Pets also face neglect as owners take second jobs or work overtime to meet costs.
The Sun (2008)
You should not be expected to work unpaid overtime though.
The Sun (2014)
But there is a compensation with overtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Others were limiting production or introducing an overtime ban.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You will need to look at what your normal procedures are for booking in and working overtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Could you fit in three hours a week at a second job or do overtime?
The Sun (2011)
But if you work unpaid overtime regularly you have probably already given substantially more than this sum to your employer.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Millions of workers stand to reap the benefits after a legal ruling that holiday wages should take account of regular overtime.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The claimants sought to recover overtime pay in respect of the time they spent dealing with informants outside their normal hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A study has shown the more wage rises people get the better they feel but not if it includes overtime.
The Sun (2015)
This includes basic pay, holiday pay, overtime and bonuses.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The new plan called for straight salary without overtime but a 15 percent year-end bonus.
Frederic Alan Maxwell BAD BOY BALLMER (2002)
Therefore overtime, bonus payments and the spouse's earnings were not taken into account.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Word lists with
overtime
Terms used in American football
In other languages
overtime
British English: overtime /ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm/ NOUN
Overtime is time that you spend doing your job in addition to your normal working hours.
He used to work overtime to finish a job.
American English: overtime
Arabic: وَقْتٌ إضَافِيٌّ
Brazilian Portuguese: hora extra
Chinese: 超时
Croatian: prekovremeno
Czech: přesčas
Danish: overtid
Dutch: overuren
European Spanish: horas extras
Finnish: ylityöt
French: heures supplémentaires
German: Überstunden
Greek: υπερωρία
Italian: straordinario
Japanese: 超過勤務
Korean: 초과 근무 시간
Norwegian: overtid
Polish: nadgodziny
European Portuguese: hora extra
Romanian: ore suplimentare
Russian: сверхурочное время
Latin American Spanish: horas extras
Swedish: övertid
Thai: ล่วงเวลา
Turkish: fazla mesai
Ukrainian: понаднормовий час
Vietnamese: giờ làm thêm
Chinese translation of 'overtime'
overtime
(ˈəuvətaɪm)
n(u)
加班时(時)间(間) (jiābān shíjiān)
(US, Sport) 加时(時)赛(賽) (jiāshísài)
to do or work overtime加班 (jiābān)
to work overtime to do sth (inf) 加班加点(點)地做某事 (jiābān jiādiǎn de zuò mǒushì)