overshooting
Passing the target
Overshooting is going past an intended target or limit.
A plane overshooting a runway travels beyond where it should have stopped.
In economics, overshooting describes when prices or exchange rates swing past their equilibrium point before correcting: The currency's overshooting spooked investors.
The word implies excess followed by adjustment—you've gone too far and must come back.
Going beyond in quality
- overreachingExceeding proper limits
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
- transcendingExceeding normal bounds
- outstrippingGoing beyond in speed
overdoing · outperforming · eclipsing · topping · outpacing · overrunning · overextending · overstretching
Fault in communication
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- overestimationJudging something too high
- miscountingTallying incorrectly
- misestimateJudge incorrectly
inaccuracy · blunder · misstep · overprediction · missed target · overcalculating · overcompensating · bad timing
Path of moving object
- arcCurved line segment
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- projectileLaunched airborne object
- landingDescent's final moment
target · flight path · runway · approach · braking distance · orbital mechanics · reentry · flyby
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
overallocation · overbudgeting · overstocking · overinvestment · waste · overuse · overconsumption · too much too fast
surpassing
Going beyond in quality
- overreachingExceeding proper limits
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
- transcendingExceeding normal bounds
outstripping · overdoing · outperforming · eclipsing · topping · outpacing · overrunning · overextending · overstretching · overtaking
error
Fault in communication
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- overestimationJudging something too high
- miscountingTallying incorrectly
misestimate · inaccuracy · blunder · misstep · overprediction · missed target · overcalculating · overcompensating · bad timing
trajectory
Path of moving object
- arcCurved line segment
- ballisticsProjectile motion science
- projectileLaunched airborne object
landing · target · flight path · runway · approach · braking distance · orbital mechanics · reentry · flyby · course correction
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- overkillUnnecessary additional effort
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
overspending · overallocation · overbudgeting · overstocking · overinvestment · waste · overuse · overconsumption · too much too fast · resource drain
- stellar convectiongranulation
- navigation errorsmissed exit, wrong direction, wrong way, off course, getting lost
- Neurological Disordersepilepsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy
overshootingunderestimating
Misjudging as less significant
underspending · underproducing · underperforming · undercommitting · shortchanging
overshootingundershooting
Failing to reach intended
holding back · restraining · undercorrecting · undercompensating
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