as in to exceed
to go beyond the limit of
don't worry if you overshoot the length requirement by three pages
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Recent Examples of overshoot
And there is a risk that Washington will overshoot in scaling back financial regulations, setting the stage for a replay of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Lane Kenworthy, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Levis overshot Calvin Ridley when Ridley had Tyrique Stevenson beat down the sideline.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
The question is whether the slowdown in the economy’s growth will overshoot and become a recession.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
During one-on-one drills, Bateman easily beat cornerback Brandon Stephens with a fake to the inside before breaking back outside, though Jackson overshot him.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Lane Kenworthy, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Levis overshot Calvin Ridley when Ridley had Tyrique Stevenson beat down the sideline.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
The question is whether the slowdown in the economy’s growth will overshoot and become a recession.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
During one-on-one drills, Bateman easily beat cornerback Brandon Stephens with a fake to the inside before breaking back outside, though Jackson overshot him.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Overshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overshoot. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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