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overtime (work)

NounSuru VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

1. overtime (work)

Refers to overtime work, meaning working beyond one's regular scheduled hours. It is a very common concept in Japanese workplace culture and often discussed in conversations about work-life balance. Employees may receive extra pay for this additional work time.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"Working overtime again tonight?"

Sentence 2

The news gave major coverage to the tightening of overtime regulations.

Sentence 3

The number of sighs tells you everything about how long the overtime has been.

Sentence 4

Looking at the schedule, it seems like there'll be a lot of overtime this month.

Sentence 5

I worked overtime last night and got home late.