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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But the program is nearly a decade behind schedule and around 60% over budget, the Congressional Budget Office reported in 2024.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Lawmakers will soon be tasked with setting the department’s budget for next year, and Bridges said the budget committee could use its control over budget-setting to ensure Polis’ office was serious about its commitment to tackle overcrowding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Lawmakers will soon be tasked with setting the department’s budget for next year, and Bridges said the budget committee could use its control over budget-setting to ensure Polis’ office was serious about its commitment to tackle overcrowding.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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