Definition: 1. Work done in addition to regular working hours. 2. Playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie. 3. Beyond the regular time.
Use 'overtime' in a sentence:
1. She works overtime with her vacuum cleaner to keep grit out of the kitchen.
2. Half say they get no overtime.
3. I don't like working overtime.
4. We had to battle very hard and our defence worked overtime to keep us in the game.
5. Does he often work overtime?
6. One is the tax break on overtime.
7. Would it be all right for you to work overtime today?
8. On top of that, I specifically asked if I could leave early last Friday as I'd done a lot of overtime during the week.
9. I worked overtime yesterday.
10. It is sometimes required that we work overtime and that we change shifts four or five times a month.
11. But the boss said we were likely to work overtime today.
12. However, many companies don't pay overtime.
13. Modern Basketball Game Overtime Period Situation Analysis and Countermeasure Research.
14. There was nothing to worry about. It was just her imagination working overtime.
15. The jobs are nine-to-five and you rarely work overtime there. You can say that it ’ s many people ’ s dream workplace.
16. In lower paid occupations, when wages have been reduced, workers have added hours in overtime or extra jobs to preserve their living standards.
17. When I work overtime I'm paid time and a half.
18. Overtime working is a method of increasing job security and promotion opportunities.
19. Overtime is pay at one and a half times the standard rate.
20. Do you often work overtime?
21. They may work overtime to get the job finished and they can't watch over the kids.
22. He would work overtime, without pay, to finish a job.
23. Denver had won the championship by defeating the Cleveland Browns 23-20 in overtime.
24. This new order will mean that we should work overtime.
25. The system test team of five people worked more overtime than expected.
26. He has already worked overtime for two nights running.
27. The workers were offered a square deal of a40-hour week and guaranteed overtime.
28. He pulls in a lot of overtime pay each month.
29. This new order will mean working overtime.
30. The company's position with regard to overtime is made clear in their contracts.
31. I seldom railway bridge construing site so late. today, i worked overtime till 7:30 pm.
32. Would you mind working overtime?
33. The new order means working overtime.
34. I've been used to working overtime every day.
35. May be you'll go into overtime!
36. By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate, 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7am and finished at around 11pm.
37. He was exhausted after working overtime for several nights running.
38. Office workers do around 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime each year.
39. Does she often work overtime?
40. Research into Contract Processing Sequencing Problem with Penalty and Overtime Factors.
41. On July 10, 2011, in the Brazil quarterfinal against the United States, American player Abby Wambach caught a ball sideways and smoothly entered the overtime.
42. Union leaders had urged miners to vote in favour of an overtime ban.
43. Overtime is not attractive to this generation.
44. Earth's continental crust has changed significantly in composition overtime.
45. A system whereby we work more overtime than any other country.
46. They pay$ 150 a day plus overtime.
47. We did a deal with the management on overtime.
48. Workers in big firms receive a substantial part of their pay in the form of bonuses and overtime.
49. They pay $150 a day plus overtime.
50. To gain a promotion, you might have to work overtime.
51. I also put in a request for some overtime.
52. Most member countries have already legislated against excessive overtime.
53. The union plans to raise the issue of overtime.
