Added 9 October 2026
overtime
/ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about overtime at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Working time outside of one's regular hours.
Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime.
- The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
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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!
adverb
verb
- To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.
prepositional phrase
- Misspelling of over time.