Wondering how to use Overtime in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as period.
Overtime meaning
- Working time outside of one's regular hours.
- The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
- An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
Synonyms of Overtime
Using Overtime
- The main meaning on this page is: Working time outside of one's regular hours. | The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours. | An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
- Useful related words include: work time, extra time, time period, period of time.
- In the example corpus, overtime often appears in combinations such as: in overtime, the overtime, overtime and.
Context around Overtime
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 14 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overtime
- In this selection, "overtime" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, first, double, eliminated, ended, restrictions and tax stand out and add context to how "overtime" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include document outlining overtime restrictions was and 2 1 overtime victory over. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overtime" sits close to words such as escaped, bible and jon, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overtime
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Overtime rate, overtime frequency rate. (5 words)
Thirteen of them went to overtime, and four of them went to double overtime. (14 words)
The first overtime ended with no winner so the game went into a second overtime frame. (16 words)
The Wild's all-star goalie had plenty for which to atone on Friday, three soft goals and a wayward stroll in overtime that cost the points-starved Wild another valuable one in a 5-4 overtime loss to New Jersey. (41 words)
A late regulation goal by freshman midfielder and an overtime penalty kick by senior forward led the Mustangs to a 2-1 overtime victory over Seattle University on Sunday, Sept. 29 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium. (36 words)
HB217 – Cutting the overtime tax: An unprecedented tax cut for working Alabamians, Daniels’ novel legislation – which is starting to spur similar legislation in other states – eliminates Alabama’s 5-percent occupational tax on overtime pay. (35 words)
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HB217 – Cutting the overtime tax: An unprecedented tax cut for working Alabamians, Daniels’ novel legislation – which is starting to spur similar legislation in other states – eliminates Alabama’s 5-percent occupational tax on overtime pay.
Hockey East teams receive three points for a win in regulation and two for one in overtime or the shootout, while the overtime/shootout loser earns one point.
Still, overtime offered little consolation since the Flyers were previously 0-7 in overtime games this season.
That set up the Devils domination in overtime, and New Jersey leads the league with 21 comeback wins and nine overtime wins.
The faced paced, tension filled, first overtime ended and gave way to a much slower-paced, but all the more tense, second overtime.
The inspectorate found a number of violations, including payments below the minimum wage, overtime and non-payment for overtime, rest violations and falsified forms.
As of now, the staffing gaps are primarily filled by voluntary overtime workers and by newly hired deputies working straight time instead of overtime.
She responded as well as one could, especially after NDA got the first five shots of overtime and out-shot the Spartans 7-4 in double overtime.
They said supervisors discouraged overtime to save on labor expenses and often issued blanket prohibitions that barred any overtime at all.
DeJoy also disputed published reports that he has eliminated overtime for postal workers and said a Postal Service document outlining overtime restrictions was written by a mid-level manager.
DeJoy disputed reports that he eliminated overtime for postal workers and said a Postal Service document outlining overtime restrictions was written by a mid-level manager.
Thirteen of them went to overtime, and four of them went to double overtime.
A late regulation goal by freshman midfielder and an overtime penalty kick by senior forward led the Mustangs to a 2-1 overtime victory over Seattle University on Sunday, Sept. 29 in Alex G. Spanos Stadium.
At that time, the City agreed that, for the purposes of calculating overtime, all paid time off — including vacation, sick leave, holiday and overtime-compensation hours — would count as hours worked.
Cllr Mahlaba agreed it was better to appoint more staff than to pay overtime, but admitted there were certain essential services which required overtime.
NA3HL plays 3v3 hockey in overtime and the Hawks have won three of the four overtime situations faced this season.
Overtime rate, overtime frequency rate.
The first overtime ended with no winner so the game went into a second overtime frame.
The Wild's all-star goalie had plenty for which to atone on Friday, three soft goals and a wayward stroll in overtime that cost the points-starved Wild another valuable one in a 5-4 overtime loss to New Jersey.
The Winnipeg Jets leave the bench in celebration of the Bryan Little's winning goal in overtime at the NHL Heritage Classic outdoor hockey game in overtime in Regina, Saturday, October 26, 2019.
Common combinations with overtime
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in overtime 49×
- the overtime 15×
- overtime and 15×
- an overtime 12×
- into overtime 12×
- overtime win 12×
- to overtime 11×
- double overtime 10×
- overtime loss 9×
- first overtime 9×