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overshoot

overshoot

what it means

To overshoot is to go past the place you meant to stop. The picture is simple: a line on the floor, a jump, and two feet landing beyond it. The mistake is not that you were weak — it is that you had too much of everything, too much speed or force, and no way to take it back in time. Planes overshoot the runway. A car overshoots the turn and has to come back for it. And the word is just as at home away from movement: a build that was meant to cost a hundred and cost a hundred and forty has overshot its budget. Stopping short is undershooting. Sailing past is overshooting.

Overshoot es pasarse del punto donde querías parar. La imagen: una raya en el suelo, un salto, y los dos pies cayendo más allá. No es debilidad, es exceso — demasiada velocidad para frenar a tiempo. Un avión se pasa de la pista; un proyecto se pasa del presupuesto.

Overshoot é passar do ponto onde você queria parar. A imagem: um risco no chão, um salto, e os dois pés caindo além dele. Não é fraqueza, é excesso — velocidade demais para frear a tempo. Um avião passa da pista; um projeto passa do orçamento.

Overshoot, c'est dépasser l'endroit où l'on voulait s'arrêter. L'image : un trait au sol, un saut, et les deux pieds qui retombent au-delà. Ce n'est pas de la faiblesse, c'est du trop — trop de vitesse pour freiner à temps. Un avion dépasse la piste ; un projet dépasse le budget.

Overshoot adalah melewati titik tempat Anda ingin berhenti. Bayangkan garis di lantai, satu lompatan, dan dua kaki mendarat di seberangnya. Bukan karena kurang kuat, tapi karena kelebihan — terlalu cepat untuk berhenti tepat waktu. Pesawat melewati landasan; proyek melewati anggaran.

Overshoot, durmak istediğiniz noktayı geçmektir. Görüntü şu: yerde bir çizgi, bir sıçrayış ve çizginin ötesine düşen iki ayak. Güçsüzlük değil, fazlalıktır — zamanında durmak için fazla hız. Uçak pisti geçer, proje bütçeyi geçer.

overshoot は、止まるつもりだった場所を通り越すことです。床の線、跳躍、その線の向こうに着地する両足——これがこの言葉の絵です。力が足りないのではなく、多すぎるのです。飛行機は滑走路を通り越し、計画は予算を通り越します。

  1. 01

    verb

    to go past the point where you meant to stop

    If you jump too far, you overshoot the line on the floor.

  2. 02

    verb

    to go past a limit that was set, such as a cost or a target

    The build overshot its budget by forty percent.

  3. 03

    noun

    the amount by which something goes too far

    The overshoot was small, but enough to miss the turn.

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