underrun
/ˌʌndərˈrʌn/
verb
- To run or pass beneath something.
- The subway line will underrun the river through a tunnel.
- The cable will underrun the bridge to avoid overhead wires.
- The pipeline was designed to underrun the highway.
- To run or operate at a level below what is expected or required.
- The project began to underrun its budget by nearly 20%.
- If the machine continues to underrun, we may need to adjust the settings.
- The team managed to underrun the time estimate by finishing early.
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noun
- A situation where something runs below a target or expected level, such as a budget or schedule.
- The underrun in the budget allowed us to fund additional training.
- An underrun in material costs saved the company thousands of dollars.
- We celebrated the underrun of the project timeline by two weeks.
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