Overtime /(?)/
O·ver·time
Overtime
n.
- Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.
- An extra period of time provided to play a game, beyond the end of the normal period allowed for the game, for the purpose of resolving a tie score; as, the team won in overtime. (Sports)
Phrases & Compounds
- sudden death overtime
- an overtime{2} in which the first team to score wins the game; -- contrasted with normal overtime{2}, which is a fixed period of time during which either team may score as often as they can.