1 to go further than the place you intended to stop or turn:
[VN] The aircraft overshot the runway. * [V] She had overshot by 20 metres.
2 [VN] to do more or to spend more money than you originally planned:
The department may overshoot its cash limit this year.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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