overtime
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Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERTIME
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a
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time spent working at your job that is in addition to your normal working hours
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I worked two hours of overtime last week.
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He was doing a lot of overtime to save for his vacation.
b
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the money paid for work that is done in addition to your normal working hours
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How much did you earn last month in overtime?
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overtime pay
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:
extra time added to a game when the score is tied at the end of the normal playing time
— often used before another noun
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The game went into overtime.
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They lost the game in overtime.
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an overtime win/period/game
— overtime
adverb-
He has been working overtime.
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Her imagination was working overtime. [=her imagination was extremely active]
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He's been working overtime [=working very hard] around the house to please his wife.
