overtime English · revision 14921

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1536}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/, US /ˈoʊ.vɚ.taɪm/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[over-]] and [[time]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Time worked beyond the regular hours: 1536 in the OED, 1846 in Etymonline,^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) and 1791 in Merriam-Webster.^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The adverb, during extra time, is from 1873.^(OED 1989) Pay for overtime is recorded by 1916,^(Etymonline) and the sporting sense, extra time after a draw, is first attested in 1921 in ice hockey, chiefly in North America.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1536 – extra working time.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1873 – overtime (adverb).^(OED 1989)

+ * 1916 – overtime pay.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1921 – extra time in sport.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # Work done beyond regular working hours.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # The pay for such work.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(sport, US, Canada)'' Extra time played after a draw.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Time beyond a set limit.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adverb===

+ # Beyond the regular or agreed time: ''to work overtime''.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To exceed the required time for a photographic [[exposure]].^(Collins 2023)^(AHD)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[over-]]

+ * [[time]]

+ * [[overwork]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}