Standard Lemma guide

undertime

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈʌn.dəɹˌtaɪ̯m/
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  • rhymes with -aɪm
  • rhymes with -ʌndə(ɹ)taɪm
  • /ˌʌn.dəɹˈtaɪ̯m/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The time spent at a workplace doing non-work activities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The later part of the day; afternoon; undertide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To measure wrongly, so that it seems to take less time than actually required.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To underexpose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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History

Etymology

From under- + time, based on overtime.

From under- + time.