overtime
noun
over·time
ˈō-vər-ˌtīm 
1
: time in excess of a set limit: such as
a
: working time in excess of a standard day or week
b
: an extra period of play in a contest
2
: the wage paid for overtime
overtime
adverb
Examples of overtime in a Sentence
I worked two hours of overtime last week.
He was doing a lot of overtime to save for his vacation.
How much did you earn last month in overtime?
The game went into overtime.
They lost the game in overtime.
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Prior Lake went into the Lakeville North game winning five of six games, including 6-5 in overtime over Bloomington Jefferson to open the New Year Jan. 2.
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Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Prior to the possession rule change, 10 of the 11 playoff games that went to overtime under the post-2010 overtime rule changes were won by the team that received the ball first.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
He was owed approximately $810 in overtime, but his manager refused to pursue the matter, court documents said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Boston Common Golf is sitting in fifth place with one point, losing only one match but salvaging a point by taking it to overtime.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Prior to the possession rule change, 10 of the 11 playoff games that went to overtime under the post-2010 overtime rule changes were won by the team that received the ball first.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
He was owed approximately $810 in overtime, but his manager refused to pursue the matter, court documents said.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025
Boston Common Golf is sitting in fifth place with one point, losing only one match but salvaging a point by taking it to overtime.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Overtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overtime. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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overtime
noun
over·time
ˈō-vər-ˌtīm
1
: time beyond a set limit
especially
: working time beyond a standard day or week
2
: the wage paid for overtime
overtime
adverb or adjective
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