How to Use overcapacity in a Sentence

overcapacity

noun

• The airlines are lowering their prices because of an overcapacity of seats.
• So much so that, there is now overcapacity in the sector.
  — Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, 28 Nov. 2019
• The free, outdoor concert drew large crowds and were overcapacity — causing the concert to come to a halt just two songs in.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
• At least four projects are on hold because of school overcapacity.
  — Erin B. Logan, baltimoresun.com, 17 Sep. 2019
• The world is still awash in oil, and until that overcapacity is taken out of the system, drivers will benefit from lower prices at the pump.
  — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2017
• The cruise sector is a rare bright spot in a depressed shipping industry marred by overcapacity and low freight rates.
  — Costas Paris, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017
• In Alabama, where prisons are over overcapacity, the National Guard has been tapped to take over should the virus spread throughout the system.
  — Christopher Harress | [e-mail], al, 10 Apr. 2020
• In fact, Energy East was doomed by today’s low oil price and by overcapacity.
  — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
• Second, global overcapacity of aluminum and steel is at the root of the Trump tariffs — and much of this production comes from emerging economies like China.
  — Chad P. Bown, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2018
• China may move more quickly to curb its overcapacity, the root of the import surge and price pressure that is hurting U.S. producers.
  — Greg Ip, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2018
• Rising fuel costs, only half of which are hedged, and a squeeze on fares caused by airline overcapacity in Europe threaten to plunge Air France into the red sooner than its peers.
  — The Economist, 10 May 2018
• Thousands of fans turned up at an Anaheim hotel only to wait in the sun for hours without food or drink, ultimately turned away when the event was canceled due to overcapacity.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2019
• The sad reality is that, as 2022 comes to an end, there is an overcapacity crisis in animal shelters across the country.
  — Robin Raven, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• At its April 25 meeting, the board discussed the school replacement project, which will replace the overcapacity three-building school with a single building on the Wakefield campus in Bel Air.
  — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2022
• The minister said two of the dead were foreign nationals, one each from South Africa and Portugal, and confirmed the prison was operating in overcapacity when the fire broke out.
  — NBC News, 8 Sep. 2021
• After a strong run for airline stocks, concern about overcapacity and yield decline spooked investors last week.
  — Robert Wall, WSJ, 24 July 2017
• The overcapacity in DRAM production and the ensuing slowdown were key reasons for the three-year industry slump.
  — Reuters, WIRED, 9 June 1999
• The restrictions were introduced in July to try to stem overcapacity at the hub and led to airlines canceling flights and halting some ticket sales.
  — Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
• The nation’s housing market teeters on a mountain of debt, and low-interest loans from state banks have built overcapacity in many industries.
  — Steven Lee Myers, The Seattle Times, 14 Aug. 2018
• With overcapacity leaving farmers with nowhere to house newborn pigs and many plants not stepping in to handle costs, euthanasia is a last resort.
  — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 14 May 2020
• Overcapacity in the widebody jet market has already forced Boeing to slash 777 jet production, and jobs, in Everett.
  — Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, 15 June 2017
• Ms Brock had hoped that any measures would be aimed at tackling Chinese subsidies and overcapacity.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• No doubt, the brewers are facing higher labor, packaging and shipping costs just like the soft drink segment, but the overcapacity in the industry has muted the price increase.
  — James Freeman, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
• How much overcapacity Amazon needs to work through is hard to gauge, and some analysts believe the extra space will come in handy during the Christmas holiday season.
  — Matt Day, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022
• The rescue group, which is already overcapacity, is now pleading with the community to take in the rabbits as fosters until they can be treated and adopted.
  — Hilary Shenfeld, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• So officials need to be mindful of a nation running at two speeds, one plagued by overcapacity and the other vulnerable to the ups and downs of China’s credit cycle.
  — Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2019
• The overcapacity ensures that shoppers have plenty of competitors to choose among.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2021
• Many foreign leaders have agreed that there is a global overcapacity of steel and aluminum, which most attribute to China's vast expansion in recent decades.
  — Damian Paletta, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• The port continues to face issues with long wait times for trucks unloading cargo, and the maritime shipping industry is struggling with overcapacity and freight rates that have dropped.
  — Annie Sciacca, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2017
• On the inflation side, the price of solar panels has fallen over the years thanks in part to technological improvements and because China drives down the price through overcapacity.
  — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024