overtime
/ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.vɚ.taɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈəʊvətaɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərtaɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-vər-ˌtīm/ (ame, mw)
overtime — 副詞
1. for longer than the normal hours of someone's job.
加班
超過正常工時
for longer than the normal hours of someone's job.
Nina worked overtime all week to finish the tax reports.
Nina 為了完成那些稅務報表，整週都在加班。
pattern: work overtime
Two nurses stayed overtime after the bus crash downtown.
市中心發生巴士車禍後，兩名護理師留下來加班。
pattern: stay overtime
The packing crew worked overtime before the Moon Festival orders were due.
中秋節訂單交期到來前，包裝組一直在加班。
Because the system failed, our whole team had to work overtime.
因為系統故障，我們整個團隊都得加班。
- late
is broader and can describe any activity after the usual time, not only job hours
- extra
can suggest doing more, but it does not specifically point to work hours
- beyond schedule
sounds more formal and is less fixed in everyday speech
- on time
means within the planned hours rather than beyond them
文法句型
work overtime
stay overtime
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs such as work, stay, or run. Distinguish from noun/1 and noun/2, where overtime names the extra hours themselves or the money for them.
常見錯誤
2. during an added part of a game after the usual playing time ends with no winner.
在延長賽
在延長賽時
during an added part of a game after the usual playing time ends with no winner.
Taipei High beat Kaohsiung Central in overtime with a last-minute shot.
台北高中靠最後一分鐘的一球，在延長賽擊敗了高雄中學。
pattern: beat [team] in overtime
The Lions finally scored in overtime after ninety tense minutes.
經過九十分鐘的緊張比賽後，獅隊終於在延長賽進球。
pattern: score in overtime
Fans stayed in their seats when the final went into overtime.
決賽進入延長賽時，球迷都還留在座位上。
Our school lost in overtime after missing two free throws.
我們學校在延長賽罰丟兩球後輸了。
- in extra time
is the closest phrase in British sports use
- after regulation
sounds more technical and is common in sports reports
- in regulation
means within the normal playing time
文法句型
win overtime
lose overtime
play overtime
用法筆記
Used after verbs of winning, losing, scoring, or playing. Distinguish from noun/3, where overtime is the extra period itself: 'The game went into overtime.'
overtime — 名詞
1. the extra hours that someone spends at work beyond a regular schedule.
加班時數
超出正常上班時間的工時
the extra hours that someone spends at work beyond a regular schedule.
Factory staff did overtime for three Saturdays before the new phone launch.
新手機上市前，工廠員工連續三個星期六都要加班。
pattern: do overtime
Too much overtime left Ben too tired to drive home safely.
太多加班讓 Ben 累到沒辦法安全開車回家。
The hospital asked for voluntary overtime during the flu outbreak.
流感爆發期間，醫院徵求自願加班。
Weekend overtime helped the small team finish a long list of late orders.
週末加班幫這個小團隊處理完一長串延後的訂單。
- extra hours
is a plain, informal alternative with the same core idea
- additional hours
sounds more formal, often in company rules or reports
- extended hours
can include longer opening times, so it is wider in scope
- regular hours
means the standard working schedule only
文法句型
do overtime
work overtime
a lot of overtime
用法筆記
Often uncountable and used with do, work, or put in. Distinguish from noun/2, which refers to the pay, not the extra hours themselves.
常見錯誤
2. extra money paid to a worker for hours beyond the normal schedule.
加班費
因加班而領到的額外薪資
extra money paid to a worker for hours beyond the normal schedule.
Holiday overtime paid for Mei's train tickets home that winter.
那年冬天的加班費，剛好付了 Mei 回家的火車票。
subject: overtime as pay
Bus drivers get overtime after ten hours behind the wheel.
公車司機開滿十小時後，就能領加班費。
pattern: get overtime
Union members asked when the company would raise overtime rates.
工會成員詢問公司何時會調高加班費率。
Sam checked his payslip twice because the overtime looked too low.
Sam 把薪資單看了兩遍，因為上面的加班費看起來太少。
- overtime pay
states the meaning most directly and is common in policy language
- extra pay
is broader and may cover bonuses or other added money too
- premium pay
is more formal and often used in contracts or HR documents
- basic pay
means the normal wage before extra additions
文法句型
earn overtime
get overtime
overtime pay
用法筆記
Often appears in payroll contexts with pay, rate, earn, get, or claim. Distinguish from noun/1, where overtime means the extra working time rather than the money for it.
常見錯誤
3. an added period played once a game is still tied after normal time.
延長賽
平手後加上的比賽時間
an added period played once a game is still tied after normal time.
The final went into overtime after both teams scored in stoppage time.
兩隊在傷停補時都進球後，決賽進入了延長賽。
pattern: go into overtime
An overtime period began after the final ended with a 2-2 draw.
正賽踢成 2 比 2 平手後，比賽進入延長賽。
collocation: overtime period
Fans waved team flags when overtime started at Taipei Arena.
Taipei Arena 那場比賽進入延長賽時，球迷揮著隊旗大聲歡呼。
River Park scored an overtime winner from a corner kick.
River Park 靠一次角球攻進延長賽致勝球。
- extra time
is the usual term in many British sports
- added period
is descriptive but less fixed in everyday reporting
- tiebreak period
stresses its purpose, though it is less common as a set term
- regulation
means the normal playing time before any extra period
文法句型
go into overtime
in overtime
overtime winner
用法筆記
Most often used in sports news with go into, in, or during. Distinguish from adverb/2, which describes an action happening in that extra period: 'They won overtime.'