overtime
UK/'әuvәtaim/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
Time worked beyond regular hours; extra pay for such work; an extra period of play to break a tie
加班时间；加班费；（比赛）延长赛
adv.
Beyond regular working hours or normal limits
超时地，加班地
v.
To misjudge the time taken by something
对…计时有误
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedoverexcessively, above
+
timestem
=overtime
Common Collocations
- 1.work overtime加班工作
- 2.overtime pay加班费
- 3.go into overtime加时赛
Example Sentences
- 1.
Employees who work overtime are compensated with overtime pay at a higher rate.
- 2.
The basketball game went into overtime when the score was tied at the final buzzer.