overshoot
verb (used with object)
have been overshooting
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present perfect progressiveof overshoot.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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In an effort to raise cash, several members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have been overshooting their production quotas and offering customers discounts off the cartel's $34-per-bbl. official price.
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