time and a half
nounDefinition of time and a half
: payment for work (such as overtime or holiday work) at one and a half times the worker's regular wage rate
Examples of time and a half in a Sentence
If they make you work during holidays, they pay you time and a half.
We get paid 20 dollars an hour for 40 hours and time and a half for overtime.
Recent Examples on the Web
Under Nycha’s Project Labor Agreement, electricians make $81 in base pay and $54 in fringe per hour, and overtime is usually time and a half. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "$1,973 LEDs and the Green New Deal," 15 Feb. 2019 The agency pays time and a half for overtime, so these choices have a significant effect on earnings. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Parsing the Gender Pay Gap," 22 Nov. 2018 Unlike 39 other states, Massachusetts doesn’t have a lower teen or training wage, and the state is one of only two that require retailers to pay time and a half on Sundays and holidays. — Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, "Business owners take on $15 minimum wage, paid leave," 10 Apr. 2018 Still, Sabathia maneuvered his way in and out of trouble his first time and a half through the Astros' lineup. — Jake Kaplan, Houston Chronicle, "Astros advance to World Series with Game 7 win over Yankees," 22 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'time and a half.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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