overcommit

ˌoʊvərkəˈmɪt

overcommittedovercommitting

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Definition of overcommit - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

personal commitments

tr./intr.

Rare

make excessive commitments beyond one's ability

tr./intr.

Rare

She tends to overcommit and then feels overwhelmed.

overextend

overreach

management

tr.

Rare

allocate more resources than available

tr.

Rare

The manager overcommitted the budget, causing financial issues.

overextend

overreach

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Origin of overcommit

Old English, ofer (over) + cuman (come)

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bite off

overcommit

accept more work than one can handle

Examples of overcommit in a sentence

Don't overcommit to social events this weekend.
The project failed because they overcommitted the available manpower.
She tends to overcommit her time, leading to burnout.

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French:surengager, surallouer, ...
German:sich überfordern, mehr Ressourcen zuweisen als verfügbar, ...
Italian:prendere troppi impegni, sovraccaricare, ...
Spanish:comprometerse en exceso, sobrecargar, ...
Portuguese:assumir compromissos em excesso, sobrecarregar, ...
Chinese:过度承诺, 过度分配, ...
Japanese:過剰に約束する, 過剰に資源を割り当てる, ...
Arabic:أَفْرَطَ فِي الِالْتِزَام, بالَغَ في تخصيص, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְחַיֵּב יָתֵר עַל הַמִּדָּה, לְהַקְצוֹת יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, ...
Russian:перегружать себя, перераспределить ресурсы, ...
Ukrainian:перевантажувати себе, перерозподілити занадто багато, ...
Hindi:अधिक प्रतिबद्धताएँ बनाना, अधिक संसाधन आवंटित करना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত প্রতিশ্রুতি দেওয়া, অতিরিক্ত সম্পদ বরাদ্দ করা, ...
Catalan:sobrecomprometre's, sobredistribuir recursos, ...
Czech:přetěžovat se, překročit, ...
Danish:overforpligte, overallokere ressourcer, ...
Dutch:overbelasten, overtoewijzen, ...
Greek:υπερδεσμεύομαι, υπερκατανομή πόρων, ...
Hungarian:túlvállalni magát, felülvállalni, ...
Khmer:ទទួលបន្ទុកច្រើនហួសសមត្ថភាព, បែងចែកធនធានលើសពីដែលមាន, ...
Korean:과도하게 약속하다, 과도하게 할당하다, ...
Persian:تعهد کرد, بیش از حد تخصیص دادن, ...
Polish:przesadzać z zobowiązaniami, przydzielić zbyt wiele, ...
Portuguese (BR):assumir compromissos demais, sobrecarregar, ...
Romanian:a suprasolicita, a supraloca, ...
Swedish:överengagera sig, överallokera, ...
Thai:ทำสัญญามากเกินไป, จัดสรรเกิน, ...
Turkish:taahhütte bulunmak, aşırı tahsis, ...
Vietnamese:cam kết quá mức, phân bổ quá mức, ...

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