overtime

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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