overshoot
verb (used with object)
has overshot
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present perfectof overshoot (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“While the single-family-home market is still recovering from the COVID-era shock, the condo market has overshot its baseline considerably,” Berner said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Renting out some of that capacity would effectively confirm that Meta has overshot in its build-out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Japan’s central bank has overshot its inflation target of 2%, but expects conditions to worsen since the U.S. and other major economies are thought to be headed for recession.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The Fed is expected to start raising rates in March, to rein in inflation, which has overshot the U.S. central bank's 2% target.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2022
It is active and swift, and irritable to such a degree that one can scarcely help thinking that in this species nature has overshot her mark.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
