overstep
verb (used with object)
to go beyond; exceed.
have been overstepping
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present perfect progressiveof overstep.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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Legislators who favored this may have been overstepping their bounds, but they certainly had plenty of cause on which to catapult their actions.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2020
