over budget

idiom

: beyond the amount of money than had been planned for
The director always goes over budget on his films.

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The bill would require public disclosure of any project more than $1 billion over budget or five years behind schedule. Tom Norton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 Sentinel was originally expected to cost $77.7 billion, but projected future costs ran so severely over budget that in January 2024, the program triggered a review process known as a critical Nunn-McCurdy breach. ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025 The 2004 Athens Olympic Games ended up roughly 50% over budget, at $3 billion, due to overruns and growing debt. Sydney Cella,hannah Hur, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2025 For a second year in a row, California canceled a program that allows state workers to cash out unused vacation time over budget concerns. William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for over budget

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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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