overstep
verb (used with object)
to go beyond; exceed.
has been overstepping
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present perfect progressiveof overstep (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The protege, Michael Pitt's emotionally wounded war veteran Jimmy Darmody, has been overstepping his bounds with the boss, Steve Buscemi's Nucky Thompson -- but it's clearly correct.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2010
