overtime
IPA: ˈoʊvɝtaɪm
noun
- (uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
- (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- (sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
- A period of time longer than scheduled.
verb
- (transitive) To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.
adverb
- Exceeding regular working hours.
- Beyond the normal or usual extent.
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Examples of "overtime" in Sentences
- They beat the Giants in overtime.
- In overtime the Falcons won the coin toss.
- He noticed that the building is slanting overtime.
- In overtime, the Seahawks got the ball to begin the period.
- The game went to overtime for the first time in the series.
- The game was the third straight overtime game in the series.
- The game required overtime for the fourth time in the series.
- The Mavericks won the game in overtime by the score of 105 104.
- In overtime, the Steelers won the cointoss and never relinquished the ball.
- In the final game of the season, the Vikings lost in overtime to the Broncos.
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