# overtime

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/ · frequency rank #7,826

## Definitions
1. Working time outside of one's regular hours.
2. The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.
3. An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
4. A period of time longer than scheduled.

## Etymology
From over- + time.

## Easily confused with
- **overture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overtime-vs-overture)
- **onetime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onetime-vs-overtime)
- **overcome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcome-vs-overtime)
- **override** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/override-vs-overtime)
- **overtake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overtake-vs-overtime)
- **overcame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/overcame-vs-overtime)
- **oversize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oversize-vs-overtime)

## Common misspellings (11)
`oevrtime`, `overitme`, `overrtime`, `overtiem`, `overtimme`, `overtmie`, `overttime`, `ovetrime`, `ovretime`, `ovvertime`, `voertime`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overtime