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overtime
o·ver·time O0196300 (ō′vər-tīm′)n.1. Time beyond an established limit, as:a. Working hours in addition to those of a regular schedule.b. Sports A period of playing time added after the expiration of the set time limit.2. Payment for additional work done outside of regular working hours.adv. Beyond the established time limit, especially that of the normal working day: The newspaper staff worked overtime.tr.v. (ō′vər-tīm′) o·ver·timed, o·ver·tim·ing, o·ver·times To exceed the desired timing for: overtime a photographic exposure.overtime n 1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hoursb. (as modifier): overtime pay. 2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the rate of pay established for such work 3. time in excess of a set period 4. (General Sporting Terms) sport US and Canadian extra time adv beyond the regular or stipulated time vb (Photography) (tr) to exceed the required time for (a photographic exposure) o•ver•time (ˈoʊ vərˌtaɪm) n. 1. working time before or after one's regularly scheduled working hours. 2. pay for such time. 3. time in excess of a set period. 4. an additional period in a game, played when the score is tied at the end of the regular playing period. adv. 5. during overtime. adj. 6. of or for overtime. [1840–50] overtime Past participle: overtimed Gerund: overtiming
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overtime | overtime |
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I overtime | you overtime | he/she/it overtimes | we overtime | you overtime | they overtime |
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I overtimed | you overtimed | he/she/it overtimed | we overtimed | you overtimed | they overtimed |
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I am overtiming | you are overtiming | he/she/it is overtiming | we are overtiming | you are overtiming | they are overtiming |
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I have overtimed | you have overtimed | he/she/it has overtimed | we have overtimed | you have overtimed | they have overtimed |
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I was overtiming | you were overtiming | he/she/it was overtiming | we were overtiming | you were overtiming | they were overtiming |
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I had overtimed | you had overtimed | he/she/it had overtimed | we had overtimed | you had overtimed | they had overtimed |
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I will overtime | you will overtime | he/she/it will overtime | we will overtime | you will overtime | they will overtime |
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I will have overtimed | you will have overtimed | he/she/it will have overtimed | we will have overtimed | you will have overtimed | they will have overtimed |
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I will be overtiming | you will be overtiming | he/she/it will be overtiming | we will be overtiming | you will be overtiming | they will be overtiming |
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I have been overtiming | you have been overtiming | he/she/it has been overtiming | we have been overtiming | you have been overtiming | they have been overtiming |
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I will have been overtiming | you will have been overtiming | he/she/it will have been overtiming | we will have been overtiming | you will have been overtiming | they will have been overtiming |
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I had been overtiming | you had been overtiming | he/she/it had been overtiming | we had been overtiming | you had been overtiming | they had been overtiming |
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I would overtime | you would overtime | he/she/it would overtime | we would overtime | you would overtime | they would overtime |
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I would have overtimed | you would have overtimed | he/she/it would have overtimed | we would have overtimed | you would have overtimed | they would have overtimed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | overtime - work done in addition to regular working hourswork time - a time period when you are required to work | | 2. | overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tieextra timeathletic game - a game involving athletic activityperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"extra innings - overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseballovertime period - a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketballtiebreaker - overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccersudden death - (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golfregulation time - (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time" | Adv. | 1. | overtime - beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime" | Translationsovertime (ˈəuvətaim) noun time spent in working beyond one's set number of hours etc. He did five hours' overtime this week. 加班 加班overtime
Chinese overtimeOvertime pay which is calculated at less than an employee's normal hourly rate (usually one-half), rather than one-and-a-half times it, as is usually paid in traditional overtime arrangements. It is a potentially derogatory term, so discretion is advised. Overall, I love having the flexibility to work the hours that I see fit; the only downside is that I only get Chinese overtime when I have to put in more time for a project than usual.See also: Chinese, overtimebe working overtime1. To be working more hours at one's job than one is scheduled or required to do. I've been working overtime all week to get this project done by the deadline.2. To be putting forth a lot of effort to do or accomplish something. Everyone's air conditioners have been working overtime during this heat wave. Mom has been working overtime to get more signatures on her petition for the city council.See also: overtime, workingbe working overtime If someone or something is working overtime, they are working very hard in order to achieve something. The team had been working overtime to improve the party's image. People need more sleep when their immune mechanisms are working overtime to fight off infections. Note: The literal meaning of this expression is that someone is spending extra time doing the job that they are employed to do. See also: overtime, workingbe working ˈovertime (informal) be very active or too active: There was nothing to worry about. It was just her imagination working overtime.See also: overtime, workingOvertime
Overtime by Soviet law, work exceeding the established duration of work time. Overtime is assigned only under exceptional conditions, for example, national military threat, natural disasters and other emergencies endangering human life, accidents at work and related consequences, and sudden malfunctions of water or gas pipes or heating, lighting, sewage, transportation, or communications systems. A person may work overtime if the worker who is to relieve him fails to appear, or if his work does not allow an interruption. The permission of the factory, plant, or local trade union committee is necessary in all cases. Persons not permitted to work overtime include pregnant women, mothers who are breast feeding, women with children under the age of one, and workers under the age of 18. Workers enrolled in secondary general-education schools and vocational-technical schools may not work overtime on days when they have classes. The handicapped and women with children between the ages of one and eight may be assigned to work overtime only if they so agree. Overtime should not exceed four hours in the course of two consecutive days or 120 hours a year for a given worker. Workers who receive time-rate wages are paid time and a half for the first two hours overtime and double time for subsequent hours; those who receive piece rate wages receive in addition a certain percentage of the tariff system applied to workers engaged in similar work but receiving time-rate wages: 50 percent for the first two hours overtime and 100 percent for subsequent hours. In those sectors of the national economy where uniform tariff systems have been set for both types of wages, workers receive an additional 37.5 percent of the rate for the first 2 hours overtime and 75 percent for subsequent hours. Persons who work below ground in coal mines, whether the mine is in operation or under construction, receive an extra 25 percent of the tariff system for the first two hours overtime and 50 percent for subsequent hours. Compensation for overtime may not be given in the form of time off. overtimeThe number of hours worked on a building project in excess of the number agreed upon for any single day or for any one week.MedicalSeeOTovertime
OvertimeWork by a wage earner in excess of a statutory number or hours. For example, any time that a waged employee works over 40 hours in a week is usually considered overtime. Working overtime may entitle an employee to extra compensation, such as one and a half times his/her ordinary wage, which is often called time-and-a-half.overtime extra hours of work undertaken by an employee that are additional to the number of hours specified as constituting the ‘basic’ working week, and for which employees are paid a WAGE RATE higher than the ‘basic’ wage. Firms often resort to overtime working to meet sudden increases in orders, viewing overtime by the existing workforce as a more flexible and cheaper alternative to taking on extra workers. An overtime ban by employees can thus be a highly effective form of INDUSTRIAL ACTION.overtime the hours of work that are additional to those formally agreed with the labour force as constituting the basic working week. Employers resort to overtime working to meet sudden increases in business activity, viewing overtime by the existing labour force as a more flexible alternative to taking on extra workers. Overtime pay rates can be two to three times basic hourly rate. See PAY.AcronymsSeeon tourovertime
Synonyms for overtimenoun work done in addition to regular working hoursRelated Wordsnoun playing time beyond regulation, to break a tieSynonymsRelated Words- athletic game
- period
- period of time
- time period
- extra innings
- overtime period
- tiebreaker
- sudden death
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