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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At Georgia’s Vogtle plant, the first new U.S. reactor in decades was turned on in 2023, seven years late and $17 billion over budget. —

Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025 The program is running $290 million over budget this year. —

Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Jan. 2025 The pair of Boeing 747s that will serve as the next Air Force One aircraft are more than $2 billion over budget and years late, which the company has attributed to design changes, labor constraints and supply chain problems. —

Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025 Already years behind schedule and billions over budget, the first Starliner mission carrying astronauts to the orbital lab was supposed to be vindication for Boeing after a string of setbacks and failures, including airliners that can't seem to keep their doors on. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for over budget