over budget

idiom

: beyond the amount of money than had been planned for

The director always goes over budget on his films.

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There's a high likelihood of government shutdown threats over budget disagreements. —

Axios, 17 Oct. 2024 Legacy airlines also have an advantage over budget carriers when offering seats on a par with budget airlines in that travelers can easily benefit from better loyalty programs and feast on the free snacks and drinks. —

Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 5 Oct. 2024 City departments have gone at least $215 million over budget for the fiscal year that began July 1, according to a new analysis. —

Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 Make no mistake that earlier dates are fantasies: September brought news that even the mobile launcher needed for the SLS moon launches is over budget by more than $2.3 billion dollars, and will be least six years late, to at least 2029. —

Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for over budget