work back

verb

to work overtime; to make up time off by working overtime; to work beyond a specific shift.

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Meanings

verbwork back (third-person singular simple present works back, present participle working back, simple past and past participle worked back)

present singular third person works back · participle present working back · participle past worked back · past worked back

  1. Australiaidiomaticintransitiveto work overtime; to make up time off by working overtime; to work beyond a specific shift.
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APA

work back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20back

MLA

“work back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20back. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “work back,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/work%20back.

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