overrun
verb [ I ]
uk/ˌəʊvəˈrʌn/ usoverrunning | overran | overrunto continue past an agreed or expected limit, especially a finishing time or a cost:
Analysts say the cost of the improvements are bound to overrun.
overrun by 10 minutes/2 weeks/$1 million, etc. The 45 minutes allocated for the briefing overran by almost 30 minutes.
overrun
noun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈəʊvəˌrʌn/ usthe fact that something has cost more money or taken more time than planned, or the additional amount of money or time spent:
He expects the department to cover this year's overrun by moving money from development.
an overrun of sth We found projects had an average time overrun of 17%.
See also
cost overrun