[Vocabulary] What is the difference between over time and overtime?

[compiler]

If a doctor tells a patient, the recovery needs longer time, he actually says "over time" or "overtime"? Can you make some examples to express the longer time to have a fully recovery by using over time or overtime? Thank you.

 

[Raymott]

"You will recover over time."
"It will take you a bit longer than usual to recover."
There is no way to use "overtime" or "over time" for the situation you want.

 

[compiler]

Can one say it needs over time or takes over time to recover?

 

[GoesStation]

Can one say it needs over time or takes over time to recover?

No.

 

[compiler]

No.

Why? Is over time used as an adverb to modify a verb?

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes.

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