B2nounwork
US/ˈoʊ.vər.taɪm/
UK/ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/
time you work beyond your normal hours, or the extra money paid for it
In context
Before Tết, factory workers often do overtime every evening to finish orders.
Nurses at the hospital are owed months of unpaid overtime.
The law limits overtime to forty hours a month for most jobs.
Words that go with overtime
verb + noun
- work overtimeI had to work overtime all week to finish the report.
- do overtimeHe does overtime on Saturdays to save for a motorbike.
adjective + noun
- unpaid overtimeLong hours of unpaid overtime are common in tech startups.
noun + noun
- overtime payOvertime pay is one and a half times the normal rate.
- overtime hoursThe union wants to reduce overtime hours for drivers.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
I have to make overtime tonight.Correct: I have to work overtime tonight.