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overtime

n. uncountable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈoʊvɝˌtaɪm// UK //ˈəʊvətˌaɪm// over·time

n. extra time added to the end of a game when the score is tied. It allows the players to keep playing until a winner is decided.

n. an additional period of play specified by the rules of a sport to resolve a tie at the end of regulation time.


SIMPLE

The basketball game went into overtime after a last-second shot.

CONTEXTUAL

Both teams were exhausted after playing two periods of overtime without scoring a winning goal.

COMPLEX

Despite a dominant performance in the first half, the home team struggled to maintain their defensive structure during the high-pressure environment of sudden-death overtime.

Origin

From over- + time.

Usage

Commonly used with the preposition 'in' or the phrase 'go into'.

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