- time that you spend working at your job after you have worked the normal hours
- to do/work overtime
- overtime pay/earnings/hours
- The union announced a ban on overtime.
Collocations JobsJobsGetting a job- look for work
- look for/apply for/go for a job
- get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)
- send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
- be called for/have/attend an interview
- offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion
- find/get/land a job
- employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees
- recruit/appoint a manager
- arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
- start/finish work/your shift
- do/put in/work overtime
- have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
- do/get/have/receive training
- learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
- cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
- improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
- have (no) job satisfaction/job security
- have a job/work/a career/a vocation
- find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation
- enter/go into/join a profession
- choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
- change jobs/profession/career
- be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance
- do/take on temp work/freelance work
- do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
- leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job
- give up work/your job/your career
- hand in your notice/resignation
- plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
- take early retirement
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifec1- I do about five hours' overtime a week.
- She puts in a lot of overtime.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excessive
- paid
- unpaid
- …
- do
- put in
- work
- …
- earnings
- pay
- payments
- …
- the money somebody earns for doing overtime
- They pay $150 a day plus overtime.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excessive
- paid
- unpaid
- …
- do
- put in
- work
- …
- earnings
- pay
- payments
- …
- (North American English) (British English extra time)(sport) a set period of time that is added to the end of a sports game, etc., if there is no winner at the end of the normal period
- The game went into overtime.
Extra Examples- Stanford scored two goals in the last minute to force overtime.
- The first overtime period ended with no scoring.
- We were unlucky to lose in overtime.
- an impressive overtime win against Denver
- He scored with only seven seconds remaining in the second overtime.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- go into
- force
- period
- victory
- win
- …
- in overtime
Idioms
See overtime in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe working overtime
- (informal) to be very active or too active
- There was nothing to worry about. It was just her imagination working overtime.
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