Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable)Working time outside of one's regular hours.

    Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime.

    Überstunden, Überstundenzuschlag, Überstundenvergütung

    сверхуро́чное вре́мяsverxuróčnoje vrémja, сверхуро́чная рабо́таsverxuróčnaja rabóta, сверхуро́чныеsverxuróčnyje

    надуро́чні робо́тиnaduróčni robóty, понаднормо́віponadnormóvi

    work done in addition to regular working hours

  2. (uncountable)The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

  3. (US, countable)An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

    That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!

    Verlängerung, Overtime

    оверта́ймovertájm, дополни́тельное вре́мяdopolnítelʹnoje vrémja

    додатко́вий часdodatkóvyj čas, оверта́ймovertájm

  4. (US, countable, uncountable)Extra laps after the set race length of laps or time, to allow for a green-white-checkered finish.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A period of time longer than scheduled.

  6. (countable, uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, time.

Examples

116 sentences
  1. My boss made me work overtime.

    Мій шеф змусив мене працювати понаднормово.

    ruМой начальник заставил меня работать сверхурочно.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. Why do I have to work overtime?

    Чому я маю працювати понаднормово?

    ruПочему я должен работать сверхурочно?

    deWarum muss ich Überstunden machen?

    CC BY · Tatoeba · mookeee · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. I don't get paid overtime.

    Мені не платять понаднормові.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  4. Tom worked overtime.

    Том працював у понаднормові години.

    ruТом работал сверхурочно.

    deTom hat Überstunden gemacht.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. I had to work overtime yesterday.

    deIch musste gestern Überstunden machen.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
worktime:
pay for overtime work:
extra period in sports:
Русский
By meaning 3
worktime:
pay for overtime work:
extra period in sports:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
worktime:
pay for overtime work:
extra period in sports:

Forms

plural: overtimes
Singularovertime
Pluralovertimes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie:extra time

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • work overtime
  • to work overtime
  • work overtime today
  • been working overtime
  • overtime today

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overtime — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto