How to pronounce “overtime”
Say “overtime” in 3 beats
overtime
/ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /əʊvətaɪm/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- oʊoʊstress
- vɚvɚ
- taɪmtaɪm
- IPA (American)
- /ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/
- IPA (British)
- /əʊvətaɪm/
- Respelling
- OH-vuh-tym
- Syllables
- 3 — OƱ-vɚ-taɪm
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: OƱ-vɚ-taɪm. “oʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/
/əʊvətaɪm/
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What “overtime” means
- noun
work done in addition to regular working hours
- noun
playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
- adverb
beyond the regular time
“she often has to work overtime”
Say it in a sentence
“Overtime is paid at a higher rate after eight hours.”“overtime”, answered
How do you pronounce “overtime”?
“overtime” is pronounced /ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/ (OH-vuh-tym) in American English and /əʊvətaɪm/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “oʊ”. Build it as OƱ-vɚ-taɪm, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “overtime” have?
3: oʊ · vɚ · taɪm. The beat lands on the first, “oʊ”.
Is “overtime” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈoʊvɚˌtaɪm/ (OH-vuh-tym); British English says /əʊvətaɪm/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “overtime” mean?
As a noun: work done in addition to regular working hours For example: “Overtime is paid at a higher rate after eight hours.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “overtime”?
Stress the first syllable: OƱ-vɚ-taɪm. “oʊ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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