Sekirov Dictionary

over time

prepositional phrase 2
over-time verb 2
forms 3

prepositional phrase2

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From a historic or evolutionary perspective.
- "This graph shows the population of California over time."
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Occurring gradually, as the time passes.
- There are surely relationships in which romantic passion dies over time; the price of abandoning them is often less than the price of endless years spent in resuscitation efforts. — 2003

over-time verb2

(no longer used, old-fashioned) To time or measure the development of something in excess.
(no longer used, old-fashioned) To grant an excess amount of time to an exposure or other process.

forms

over-timed · over-timing · over-times

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