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undertime¹

  • /ˌʌn.dəɹˈtaɪ̯m/

Where it comes from

From under- + time.

verb undertimes · undertiming · undertimed · under-time

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

undertime²

  • /ˈʌn.dəɹˌtaɪ̯m/

Rhymes with -aɪm, -ʌndə(ɹ)taɪm

Where it comes from

From under- + time, based on overtime.

noun under-time

  1. informal, uncountable The time spent at a workplace doing non-work activities.

undertime³

  • /ˈʌn.dəɹˌtaɪ̯m/

Rhymes with -aɪm, -ʌndə(ɹ)taɪm

noun under-time

  1. obsolete The later part of the day; afternoon; undertide. He, comming home at undertime, there found / The fayrest creature, that he euer saw, / Sitting beside his mother on the ground; / The sight whereof did greatly him adaw.

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@misc{undertime_2026,
  title = {undertime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undertime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}