overtime

noun

Definition of overtimenext
as in double time

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Recent Examples of overtime Senior quarterback Aiden Tasci threw the ball at a high level and completed 27-of-39 passes for 266 yards in overtime. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 27 Aug. 2026 The highlights included scoring the overtime winner in HK Nitra’s Game 7 championship clincher and leading Slovakia’s World Juniors team in both goals (five) and points (eight). — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 In 2018, Nagy’s offensive success in a 30-27 overtime loss to the Giants wasn’t based on the scheme. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026 Brown’s team scored a late fourth-quarter touchdown to force overtime. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overtime
  1. double time
  2. wage
  3. salary
  4. minimum wage
  5. paycheck
  6. living wage
  7. compensation
  8. time and a half
Noun
  • The district also agreed to shift to a weekly overtime threshold, allowing full-time employees to get time-and-a-half on their sixth consecutive work day and double time on the seventh day.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • Companies run with limited staff and often pay technicians double time, which drives up the bills homeowners pay.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of double time
Noun
  • The district also provided only hourly wages for some employees and annual pay for others, hence the two separate pay columns in our database.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Over the course of 23 bargaining sessions, the union and district representatives have negotiated on class size, wages and Special Education resources, among 57 total proposals.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of wage
Noun
  • Singletary took a pay cut to the minimum salary to stay this offseason, and then earned his spot on the roster.
    — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The salary for a probationary officer — who usually graduates from the police academy after half a year — starts at $63,000 but jumps to $111,000, plus benefits after four and a half years of service, per the department’s 2026 pay schedule.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of salary
Noun
  • The dollar value of the minimum wage has fallen from about $105 to $86 since late March as the rial has weakened significantly.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • In 2014, Reginald Wayne pleaded guilty in federal court to four felony charges and two misdemeanor charges related to labor fraud, visa fraud and failing to pay minimum wages to students at his Bible college.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimum wage
Noun
  • My employees worked for me in good faith, trusting that their paychecks and taxes were being managed faithfully and that their livelihoods were secure.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Over the year, prices still rose faster than workers’ paychecks.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of paycheck
Noun
  • The announcement follows similar action taken by workers at various branches of the V&A Museum in London, who voted to strike over pay, working conditions, and the institution’s refusal to seek living wage accreditation.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe that means hiring full-time refs and paying them a living wage.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of living wage
Noun
  • But Jackson argues the compensation itself is not a new development.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Overton window for acceptable AI use in Hollywood continues to widen as Hollywood actors, television hosts, and influencers embrace cloning with protections and compensation.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of compensation
Noun
  • Related Articles The union says the museum has refused to negotiate better pay, including time and a half on bank holidays.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In Rhode Island, most hourly workers are required to be paid time and a half on Sundays and holidays.
    — Wheeler Cowperthwaite, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of time and a half

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