over capacity
Beyond the limit
Over capacity describes a state of exceeding maximum intended limits—whether for people, production, or systems.
A venue over capacity has more attendees than safety codes allow.
A factory running over capacity produces beyond its designed output, often straining equipment or workers.
The prison has been over capacity for years.
Also spelled as one word: overcapacity.
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
- maxed outReached upper limit
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- packedFilled to capacity
filled to the brim · standing room only · wall to wall · no vacancy · strained · stretched thin · swamped · overwhelmed · running on empty · flooded · jammed · stuffed · bulging · fit to burst · stretched · groaning · pushed to the limit · spillover
- fullnessfull, empty, half-full, filled, half-empty
- capacity levelsmaxed out, overloaded, saturated, saturation, underused
- occupancy statusfull, empty, vacant, occupied, half full
over capacityempty
Holding nothing inside
half-empty · vacant · unfilled · sparse · room to spare
over capacityunderutilized
Insufficiently put to work
underloaded · idle · slack · excess capacity · spare capacity
over capacityunderutilized
Insufficiently put to work
below capacity · underbooked · undersold · excess capacity · slack