over-time

verb

To time or measure the development of something in excess.

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Meanings

verbover-time (third-person singular simple present over-times, present participle over-timing, simple past and past participle over-timed)

present singular third person over-times · participle present over-timing · participle past over-timed · past over-timed

  1. datedobsoleteraretransitiveTo time or measure the development of something in excess.
  2. datedobsoleteraretransitiveTo grant an excess amount of time to an exposure or other process.

Origin

From over- + time.

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APA

over-time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-time

MLA

“over-time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-time. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “over-time,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/over-time.

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