straight time

noun

The regularly established working hours of an employee during a standard time period with the exclusion of hours lost through absence or gained through overtime.

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Meanings

nounstraight time (countable and uncountable, plural straight times)

plural straight times

  1. countableuncountablehuman resourcesbusinessThe regularly established working hours of an employee during a standard time period with the exclusion of hours lost through absence or gained through overtime.
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APA

straight time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20time

MLA

“straight time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straight time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight%20time.

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