Work and business / B1

OHV-uh-tym/ˈəʊvətaɪm/

Overtime is extra hours, or the pay for them: work overtime; paid overtime; overtime rates (uncountable). Time and a half means 1.5 times the usual wage, and an overtime ban is a union tactic. Do not confuse it with extra time in sport (added minutes of a match). A shift is the planned block of hours; overtime sits on top of it.

Meaning

Extra hours you work after your usual time, or the pay for those hours.

Examples

• “Nurses on the ward were asked to work overtime this weekend.”
• “Staff can refuse overtime unless their contract says they must work it.”
• “Overtime payments pushed her wage up in December.”

Good to know

work overtime; paid overtime (uncountable). Sport extra minutes: extra time. Planned block: shift. Pay: time and a half.

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