The phrase "added hours" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to additional hours of work, study, or any activity that extends beyond the usual or expected time.
Example: "Due to the increased workload, employees will need to log added hours this week to meet the deadline."
Alternatives: "extra hours" or "additional hours".
In addition, the "60 Minutes" crew fears feeling the same pressures that led "Dateline" and "20/ 20" to add "soft" features on life styles, consumer issues or celebrities, both to fill their added hours and to bolster ratings.
"It's added hours of worktime to what used to be simple mailings," said Lynn Rubenson, a senior vice president in the San Diego office of the public relations firm of Fleishman-Hillard.
After the final flight of the shuttle Discovery in February, crowds estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands, congested roads and added hours to journey times for Nasa staff.
Rather than hire and risk having to fire in another downturn, companies added hours for those already on the payroll and relied more on temporary workers, said Mr. McKelvey, the Goldman Sachs economist.
Through winter, people count the added hours of daylight like pennies in a household's last coin jar; the progression is broadcast on television news and featured prominently in the paper: today, we added five more minutes of light!
A rescue mission from any other American base in the region would have added hours to the raiding party's mission to infiltrate Somalia and neutralize the nine kidnappers — all were killed — without injury to the Navy Seal team or the hostages.
You'd be surprised how much an added hour, or even just a half-hour, each work day can add up.
"That means they have to add hours for existing workers or add people.
Businesses typically begin to add hours and wages before making permanent hires.
This was standard practice in new tunnels and could add hours to a trip.
On weekends, traffic on the road can add hours to the journey.
