TIME AND A HALF Synonyms: 32 Similar Words

time and a half

noun

Definition of time and a half

as in double time

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Recent Examples of time and a half Although he did not get paid time and a half for playing 27 holes instead of the normal 18, a healthy check will come his way Sunday afternoon if Penge can hold his position. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026 From at least November 2021, Robert Clouston knew that Arizona state law required Colt Grill to pay time and a half for any work over 40 hours per week, the indictment said. — Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 July 2025 The board members are allowed to pick up extra shifts outside their 40-hour union work week, getting paid time and a half. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025 The contract’s annual minimum wage increases are 3 percent in the first year of the contract and two percent in the second and third years, and the agreement provides time and a half pay for work assigned on a holiday. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for time and a half

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Noun

Our pay claim is for 8% and double time for bank holiday working.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Then City surged into something like dominance, during which time Baggaley built a case to demand double time for her Sunday afternoon’s work.

— Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of double time

Noun

Bottoms called for raising the minimum wage for state employees and creating a path to free technical and community college.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Continue reading … -- POLITICS PRICE OF PROGRESS — States set to trigger fresh minimum wage hikes with pay floors more than double federal rate.

— , FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of minimum wage

Noun

The pilot found that workers were earning around 30 to 35 percent below a living wage benchmark, highlighting a challenge that often remains hidden within supply chains.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
The coalition of more than 80 unions and various community groups is pushing for living wage jobs, new housing units and protections for immigrant workers.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of living wage

Noun

Prosecutors say workers were paid less than $2 an hour, illegally docked money for housing and denied overtime for working up to 10 hours a day, six days a week.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors say the workers were paid less than $2 an hour and denied overtime; nearly 480 could receive payouts, while the investigation into Caddell Construction remains open.

— Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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