overshoot
/ˌoʊvərˈʃuːt/
verb
- To go beyond a target, limit, or intended stopping point.
- The plane overshoot the runway and ended up in a field.
- The company overshoot its sales goal by 20% this quarter.
- I overshoot my exit on the highway and had to turn around.
- To exceed a desired or safe level, amount, or limit.
- The athlete overshoot the allowed time and was disqualified.
- The temperature overshoot the set point by five degrees.
- If we overshoot the budget, we will have to cut costs elsewhere.
noun
- An act or instance of going beyond a target or limit.
- The pilot corrected the overshoot and brought the plane back on course.
- We had a slight overshoot in our spending last month.
- The rocket's overshoot caused it to miss the landing zone.