overbuilding
/ˌoʊvərˈbɪldɪŋ/
noun
- The act or process of building too many structures or building something too large.
- The city's overbuilding of luxury apartments caused a housing surplus.
- Environmentalists are concerned about overbuilding in the floodplain.
- Overbuilding in the downtown area has led to traffic congestion.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of overbuild: building too many structures or building something too large.
- The architect warned that they were overbuilding the foundation.
- They are overbuilding the neighborhood with too many identical houses.
- The company is overbuilding its warehouse, adding space it doesn't need.