work overtime
Stay past five
To work overtime is to work beyond regular hours, typically for extra pay.
The phrase extends to anything operating harder or longer than normal: My imagination was working overtime.
The adverb overtime alone can modify verbs: She's been working overtime to finish the project.
- late nightsTime after midnight
- burning the midnight oilWorking very late
- hustleEnergetic, aggressive action
- grindCrush into particles
- long hoursExcessive time working
burnout · deadline · crunch · exhaustion · salary · paycheck · clock · cubicle · coffee · double shift · moonlight · weekend · stress · fatigue · hustle culture · punch in · workaholic · extra hours
- maximum effortall-out, full throttle, go all out, go hard, all in
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
- Work JargonASAP, FYI, EOD, synergy, deliverable
work effort/intensity
work overtimeslack off
Reduce one's effort
coast · phone it in · quiet quit · mail it in · take it easy
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