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overshoot
verb as in jump
verb as in miss
Example Sentences
Don't overshoot the mark on the crust and accidentally let the interior temp. get away from you.
A runway safety area refers to an area adjacent to, or at the end of a runway, meant to limit damage to aircraft should they overshoot, undershoot or veer off the runway.
Alex Kerr, UK economist at Capital Economics, said against the backdrop of sluggish economic growth and high interest rates, "December's overshoot in borrowing is further disappointing news for the chancellor".
Upon taking office in July, new chancellor Rachel Reeves had announced there was a £22bn annual overshoot in public spending that had not previously been known about.
The team behind the new study uncovered one other interesting phenomenon: that some tipping points have an "overshoot window."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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