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overtime

DEFINITIONS OF: overtime

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n work done in addition to regular working hours

Type of:
work time
a time period when you are required to work

n playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie

Synonyms:
extra time
Antonyms:
regulation time
(sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game
Types:
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extra innings
overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
overtime period
a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball
tiebreaker
overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
sudden death
(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time

adv beyond the regular time

“she often has to work overtime”
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