Overshoot ( verb , noun )

(As a verb)

Overshoot ( verb )

To go beyond a desired or intended target or limit.

Origin:

From over- + shoot.

Examples:

1. The pilot overshot the runway and had to circle back.
2. The company overshot its budget and is now in financial trouble.
3. The project overshot its deadline and was not completed on time.
4. The missile overshot its target and landed in an uninhabited area.
5. The car overshot the exit and had to take the next one.

(As a noun)

Overshoot ( noun )

To go beyond a desired or intended target or limit.

Origin:

From over- + shoot.

Examples:

1. The pilot overshot the runway and had to circle back.
2. The company overshot its budget and is now in financial trouble.
3. The project overshot its deadline and was not completed on time.
4. The missile overshot its target and landed in an uninhabited area.
5. The car overshot the exit and had to take the next one.