overcommit
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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He began cautiously, with neither fighter willing to overcommit in a cagey opening few rounds.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
These guys commit to a bit, and commit, and commit, and overcommit and keep on going.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
The expansion plans so far show a reluctance to overcommit, said Artem Abramov, deputy head of analysis at Rystad Energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Instead of jumping into his assignment right away, Rivera said, Davis could have baited the lineman with an intentionally false step, forced him to overcommit and used his athleticism to evade the block altogether.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
Kopitar got John Gibson to overcommit and scored on a backhand before barreling into the empty net.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
Some who worked with him in the Ministry Of Defence said he had long been warned its budget was already overcommitted, stretching back to the previous government when he served as shadow defence secretary.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
"You have of LPs out there who are overcommitted and have capital calls and they have to sell at discount."
From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023
Messi leisurely carried the ball into the attacking third of the field, but Bogusz had to be aware he could still embarrass a defender who overcommitted and wasn’t about to make that mistake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2023
“Studio 666” is seriously overcommitted to grossing us out.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
My friends tend to be accomplished, overcommitted people, many of them with busy family lives and heavy-duty jobs.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
"Oversharing policy deliberations and overcommitting to future decisions can lead markets, businesses, and households astray," he said, adding it also inhibited the Fed the "freedom to make the right calls when it's time to decide".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Now, the market looks different: U.S. consumers have cooled on the technology, Chinese manufacturers have raced to dominate the market, and European carmakers have stomached tens of billions in write-downs after overcommitting to the segment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
“If you find yourself overcommitting to gifts and events and travel around the holidays, could it have something to do with your fear of missing out on what others are doing?” asks Torabi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
And breakaways can be a dice roll for shooters, but especially in a shootout where goalies don’t need to worry as much about overcommitting and letting somebody get a rebound.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Still, he never turned down a request from Farmer, whose early caution about overcommitting PIH resources had given way to around-the-clock urgency.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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