overtime

[n., adv., adj. oh-ver-tahym; v. oh-ver-tahym] /n., adv., adj. ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm; v. ˌoʊ vərˈtaɪm/
noun
1.
working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours; extra working time.
2.
pay for such time (distinguished from straight time).
3.
time in excess of a prescribed period.
4.
Sports. an additional period of play for deciding the winner of a game in which the contestants are tied at the end of the regular playing period.
adverb
5.
during overtime:
to work overtime.
adjective
6.
of or for overtime:
overtime pay.
verb (used with object), overtimed, overtiming.
7.
to give too much time to (a photographic exposure).
Origin
1530-40; over- + time
Examples from the web for overtime
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  • overtime, another species has the potential for intelligent developments--primates.
  • If you want extra police, that means overtime pay, which is not free.
  • As manpower declines and overtime shrinks, the general level of morale can be easily guessed.
  • The importance of this video will grow overtime and stimulate other meaningful communication.
  • Projects that must be rushed to completion to meet an urgent deadline can incur punishing overtime charges.
  • But liquor has so liquefied his spongy brain that his personae are beginning to dissolve from all this overtime dissipation.
  • Naturally the subway drivers or policemen concerned put in heroic overtime in that final year.
  • Your comment about labor liking overtime leads me to wonder if you understand the system.
  • Examples include some purchases of raw materials and workers' overtime payments.
British Dictionary definitions for overtime

overtime

noun (ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm)
1.
  1. work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
  2. (as modifier): overtime pay
2.
the rate of pay established for such work
3.
time in excess of a set period
4.
(sport, US & 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)
Word Origin and History for overtime
n.

"time above the regular hours of work," 1846, from over- + time (n.). Sporting sense first attested 1921, in an ice hockey context.