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were overshooting

  • past progressive
    of overshoot.
    overshoot
    verb (used with object)
    to shoot or go over, beyond, or above; miss.

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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