ล่วงเวลา(lûuang way-laa)

Meanings

1NounB1

overtime

time worked beyond normal working hours; extra working hours

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laaล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laa1overtime2[to] go past the time; work overtime3late; after hoursอีกèekอีกèek1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
Today I worked two more hours of overtime.
2AdverbB1

late; after hours

happening or continuing past the planned or usual time

Examples

รถไฟrót faiรถไฟrót fai1railway; rail service2trainมาถึงmaa tŭengมาถึงmaa tŭeng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)3[to] come to (someone’s turn/time)ล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laaล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laa1overtime2[to] go past the time; work overtime3late; after hoursที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3specification; stipulation4deadline; due dateไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)สิบห้าsìp hâaสิบห้าsìp hâafifteen (15)นาทีnaa-teeนาทีnaa-tee1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)
The train arrived fifteen minutes past the scheduled time.
3VerbB1

[to] go past the time; work overtime

to continue beyond the set time or to work additional hours after normal time

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentหลังเลิกงานlăng lêrk ngaanหลังเลิกงานlăng lêrk ngaanafter workเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
Today I have to stay and work overtime because the work isn’t finished.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ล่วงlûuangล่วงlûuang1[to] pass; exceed; elapse2[to] overstep; transgress; offend3in advance; beforehand; ahead of timePart 1
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เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]Part 2
ล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laaล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laaovertime