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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Meanwhile, California continued blowing money on a high-speed rail project that is years behind schedule and billions over budget, was bilked for billions in fraud, and funded an anti-homelessness bureaucracy with no accountability, among other things.
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is over budget by millions of dollars.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Late Night With Seth Meyers stopped regularly featuring recording artists for performances years ago, and the show lost its house band last year over budget cuts.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
The investigation itself has to do with whether Powell misled Congress last year about the Fed’s renovation project—now estimated to be about $700 million over budget.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is over budget by millions of dollars.
—Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Late Night With Seth Meyers stopped regularly featuring recording artists for performances years ago, and the show lost its house band last year over budget cuts.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
The investigation itself has to do with whether Powell misled Congress last year about the Fed’s renovation project—now estimated to be about $700 million over budget.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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