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
“We think the market has overshot, but pricing a couple of hikes would not be wildly disproportionate, given that the energy shock could now trigger second-round effects,” Pantheon economists said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 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
Annual inflation by all measures has overshot the Federal Reserve's 2% target and the U.S. central bank is expected to hike interest rates by 50 basis points next Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022
No, Time jests not, Nor have I guessed What has overshot All bitter jest Since first Man got Fate's manifest.
From Perpetual Light : a memorial by William Rose Benét
