OVERSHOOT


Meaning of OVERSHOOT in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈʃuːt; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈʃ-/ verb ( over·shot , over·shot / -ˈʃɒt; NAmE -ˈʃɑːt/)

1.

to go further than the place you intended to stop or turn :

[ vn ]

The aircraft overshot the runway.

[ v ]

She had overshot by 20 metres.

2.

[ vn ] to do more or to spend more money than you originally planned :

The department may overshoot its cash limit this year.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.