noun
- time worked beyond normal working hours
- payment for work done beyond normal hours, usually at a higher rate
- an additional period of play in sports when the score is tied
Usage: sports
adverb
- beyond the regular time; excessively
Examples
- She worked overtime to finish the project before the deadline.
- The company pays time and a half for overtime hours.
- I earned extra money from overtime this week.
- The basketball game went into overtime after a tied score.
- The hockey match required two overtime periods to determine the winner.
- His imagination has been working overtime lately.
- The air conditioning system was running overtime during the heat wave.