Collocations for overtime - noun
1. work
ADJECTIVE
excessive
Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.
Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.
paid,
unpaid
forced, mandatory (both AmE)
forced, mandatory (both AmE)
VERB + overtime
do,
put in,
work
I do about five hours' overtime a week.
She puts in a lot of overtime.
I do about five hours' overtime a week.
She puts in a lot of overtime.
overtime + NOUN
earnings (BrE),
pay,
payments (esp. BrE),
rate
ban (esp. BrE)
The union imposed an overtime ban in protest at the firing of two workers.
ban (esp. BrE)
The union imposed an overtime ban in protest at the firing of two workers.
2. (AmE) sport
ADJECTIVE
first,
second,
etc.
He scored with only seven seconds remaining in the second overtime.
He scored with only seven seconds remaining in the second overtime.
sudden-death
VERBS
go into
The game went into overtime.
The game went into overtime.
force
Stanford scored two goals in the last minute to force overtime.
Stanford scored two goals in the last minute to force overtime.
overtime + NOUN
period
The first overtime period ended with no scoring.
The first overtime period ended with no scoring.
victory,
win
an impressive overtime win against Denver
an impressive overtime win against Denver
loss