overrun
🇺🇸
/ˈəʊvərʌn/
🇬🇧
/ˈəʊvərʌn/
noun
R
when something uses more money or time than planned
The project finished late with a huge overrun in costs.
verb
R
to spread across or fill a place quickly and in large numbers
The city was overrun by tourists in the summer.
R
to take up more time or money than was planned
We need to hurry; we're already starting to overrun our budget.
translation
when something uses more money or time than planned
to spread across or fill a place quickly and in large numbers; to take up more time or money than was planned
Word Forms
Past
overran
Progressive
overrunning
3rd Present
overruns
Plural
overruns