Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon-
Proto-Germanic *tīmô
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma
Middle English tyme
English time
English overtime
From over- + time.
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon-
Proto-Germanic *tīmô
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma
Middle English tyme
English time
English overtime
From over- + time.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Exceeding regular working hours.
(not-comparable) Beyond the normal or usual extent.
He worked his mighty money-spinner overtime. 1996, Jon Byrell, Lairs, Urgers and Coat-Tuggers, Sydney: Ironbark, page 186:
Translations (6)
ru сверхуро́чно (exceeding regular working hours) · bg извънре́дно (exceeding regular working hours) · cs přesčas (exceeding regular working hours) · uk понаднормо́во (exceeding regular working hours) · es a destajo (exceeding regular working hours) · uk надуро́чно (exceeding regular working hours)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon-
Proto-Germanic *tīmô
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma
Middle English tyme
English time
English overtime
From over- + time.
Meanings
(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours.
Nor is it good for the name of the railway industry that skilled men should have to put in so much overtime to keep up financially with the Joneses in other walks of life. 1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Signalmen's rewards”, in Modern Railways, page 82:
Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime.
(uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
(US, countable) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament. 2025 February 20, Homero De la Fuente, “Canada beats Team USA in overtime thriller to win hockey’s first-ever 4 Nations Face-off championship”, in CNN:
That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!
(US, countable, uncountable) Extra laps after the set race length of laps or time, to allow for a green-white-checkered finish.
(countable, uncountable) A period of time longer than scheduled.
Little need be said about the remainder of the run; the Dumfries-Annan and Annan-Carlisle times are very sharp with such loads, and the driver was just observing them, with nothing in hand, though overtime at stations made us late into Carlisle. 1943 January and February, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 17:
(countable, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, time.
nb overtidstillegg (pay for overtime work) · uk надуро́чні робо́ти (worktime) · cmn 加班 (worktime) · es alargue (extra period in sports) · el υπερωρία (worktime) · hu túlóra (worktime) · gl hora extra (worktime) · sv övertidsersättning (pay for overtime work) · uk оверта́йм (extra period in sports) · nn overtid (worktime) · es overtime (pay for overtime work) · es horas extraordinarias (pay for overtime work) · ru сверхуро́чное вре́мя (worktime) · bg извънре́ден труд (worktime) · nb overtid (worktime) · es horas extraordinarias (worktime) · de Überstundenvergütung (pay for overtime work) · pt hora extra (worktime) · ja 残業 (worktime) · gl hora extra (pay for overtime work) · hy լրացուցիչ ժամանակ (extra period in sports) · nb overtid (extra period in sports) · ru оверта́йм (extra period in sports) · ko 오버타임 (extra period in sports) · de Mehrarbeitszuschlag (pay for overtime work) · sv övertid (worktime) · de Überstundenzuschlag (pay for overtime work) · es horas extras (pay for overtime work) · it straordinario (worktime) · es prórroga (extra period in sports) · pt hora extra (pay for overtime work) · es tiempo de más (worktime) · ru сверхуро́чная рабо́та (worktime) · es overtime (worktime) · de Überstundenlohn (pay for overtime work) · sv förlängning (extra period in sports) · ko 시간외 수당 (pay for overtime work) · nb overtidsbetaling (pay for overtime work) · uk понаднормо́ві (pay for overtime work) · id uang lembur (pay for overtime work) · pt prolongamento (extra period in sports) · de Overtime (extra period in sports) · it tempi supplementari (extra period in sports) · it straordinari (worktime) · ar وَقْت إِضَافِيّ (extra period in sports) · da overtid (extra period in sports) · ru сверхуро́чные (pay for overtime work) · ja 延長戦 (extra period in sports) · hu túlóra (pay for overtime work) · it straordinario (pay for overtime work) · ro ore suplimentare (worktime) · nn overtid (extra period in sports) · cs přesčas (worktime) · ro ore suplimentare plătite (pay for overtime work) · bg продълже́ние (extra period in sports) · es horas extras (worktime) · ro prelungire (extra period in sports) · fi jatkoaika (extra period in sports) · ca pròrroga (extra period in sports) · pl dogrywka (extra period in sports) · tr fazla mesai (worktime) · gd seach-thìm (worktime) · th การทำโอที (worktime) · es pago overtime (pay for overtime work) · fi ylityökorvaus (pay for overtime work) · fi ylityö (worktime) · ko 시간외 근무 (worktime) · ru дополни́тельное вре́мя (extra period in sports) · is framlenging (extra period in sports) · vi tăng ca (worktime) · sv övertidstillägg (pay for overtime work) · uk додатко́вий час (extra period in sports) · de Zuschlag (pay for overtime work) · mi wā tāpiri (extra period in sports) · de Überstunden (worktime) · fo yvirtímar (worktime) · ko 연장전 (extra period in sports) · gl prórroga (extra period in sports) · cmn 加時 /加时 (extra period in sports) · pt prorrogação (extra period in sports) · nn overtidstillegg (pay for overtime work) · eo pluslaboro (worktime) · pl nadgodzina (worktime) · tr uzatma (extra period in sports) · fr prolongation (extra period in sports) · ca hora extra (worktime) · es tiempo de más (pay for overtime work) · nn overtidsbetaling (pay for overtime work) · de Verlängerung (extra period in sports) · fr heures supplémentaires (worktime) · ja オーバータイム (extra period in sports)
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y-
Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ
Proto-Indo-European *dh₂i-mon-
Proto-Germanic *tīmô
Proto-West Germanic *tīmō
Old English tīma
Middle English tyme
English time
English overtime
From over- + time.
Meanings
(transitive) To measure something incorrectly, as taking more time than it actually did.
With automatic timing, overtiming is virtually impossible. However, there are inherent inaccuracies in manual timing of telephone messages which, on the average, tend toward overtiming messages […] 1948, Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California: