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 next-generation airliner was billions of dollars over budget and three years late.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Musk, heading the Department of Government Efficiency, faces backlash over budget cuts, with Tesla properties targeted in retaliation.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
One of the greatest causes of inefficiency within a marketing effort is the arguing over budget allocation for each vendor.
—Tim Ringel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Caught between the debt and their tax base, Republicans are considering some novel ways to account for the cost of their legislative agenda as disagreements over budget cuts look set to hamstring early moves on their tax bill.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Musk, heading the Department of Government Efficiency, faces backlash over budget cuts, with Tesla properties targeted in retaliation.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
One of the greatest causes of inefficiency within a marketing effort is the arguing over budget allocation for each vendor.
—Tim Ringel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Caught between the debt and their tax base, Republicans are considering some novel ways to account for the cost of their legislative agenda as disagreements over budget cuts look set to hamstring early moves on their tax bill.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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