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Gradually vs Overtime - What's the difference?

gradually | overtime |

As adverbs the difference between gradually and overtime

is that gradually is in a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly while overtime is exceeding regular working hours.

As a noun overtime is

(uncountable) the working time outside of one's regular hours.

gradually

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
  • (obsolete) by degrees
    • Human reason doth not only gradually , but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. — Grew.

    overtime

    English

    (wikipedia overtime)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The working time outside of one's regular hours
    • Workers are usually paid extra for working overtime .
  • (sports, countable) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.
    • That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime !
  • (uncountable) The rate of pay, usually higher, for work done outside of or in addition to regular hours.

    • Synonyms

    * (extra period of play) extra time

    Derived terms

    * over-timer, overtimer

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Exceeding regular working hours.