overshoot
verb (used with object)
were overshooting
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past progressiveof overshoot.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“We were hoping that they were overshooting which it ended up being, which is OK with me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The trend found that the more hours reported, the more workers were overshooting actual hours.
From Inc ● Oct. 19, 2012
