overcommitted
/ˌoʊvərkəˈmɪtɪd/
adjective
- Having promised to do more than one can realistically handle.
- He was so overcommitted that he forgot his own doctor's appointment.
- She felt overcommitted after agreeing to bake for the fair and host the party.
- The overcommitted student had to drop a class to keep up.
Synonyms
verb
- Past tense and past participle of overcommit: promised to do more than one could realistically accomplish.
- The team overcommitted their resources and ran out of supplies.
- He had overcommitted his weekend before checking his work schedule.
- Last year, she overcommitted to three volunteer positions and regretted it.