overcommit
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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Some investors said that it has been better to not overcommit after any one development, knowing a reversal might be just a social-media post away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
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
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
In general, I love the festive, frantic busyness of December — all those windblown and perennially overcommitted New Yorkers careening toward the holidays and the fresh calendar year waiting just beyond with bells on.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
"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
Airline executives admit that they overcommitted and have reduced capacity by 16% since this spring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2022
Finding himself overcommitted, he had decided to send Maurice instead.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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
"There’s a history of growers in Vietnam being fickle in response to market price fluctuations, overcommitting, and then flooding the market with quantities of their new crop," Mr Firth says.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
He was either overconfident in his talent, or overcommitting to his blows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
As Ukraine builds up its armor, its military leaders have shown professionalism and discipline by not overcommitting resources too soon, said Ben Hodges, a retired lieutenant general and former commander of U.S.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 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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