extra hours

/ˈɛkstrə ˈaʊərz/

additional time worked beyond regular hours

The manager asked employees to put in extra hours to meet the deadline.

Employees worked additional time beyond their usual schedule to complete the project on time.

Business

formalinformal

Time worked beyond the standard or contracted hours, often for additional pay or to complete urgent tasks.

Due to the project's tight schedule, the team had to work extra hours every day for a week.

The team worked additional time each day for a week to finish the project on time.

Employees are compensated for extra hours with overtime pay.

Workers receive additional pay for the time they work beyond their regular hours.

Common in workplaces where deadlines or workloads require additional time beyond standard hours.

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paid time worked beyond regular hours

to work additional hours for pay

This phrase is commonly used in professional settings to describe additional work time, often compensated with overtime pay.

In many workplaces, extra hours are compensated with overtime pay, which may be regulated by labor laws.

Combination of 'extra' (beyond what is usual or necessary) and 'hours' (a period of time).

Often used in professional or workplace contexts to describe unplanned or additional work time.

extra

beyond what is usual or necessary

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hours

a period of time

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