over budget

phrase

: beyond the amount of money than had been planned for

The director always goes over budget on his films.

Examples of over budget in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More than two in five projects are delayed, 53% are over budget, and 48% have lost revenue—28% because AI can’t handle customer needs, and 20% just aren’t sure why or how much. — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Last year’s Tour was storylined by Evenepoel’s future, creating the impression that the race is filled with covert liaisons, meetings taking place over budget hotel coffee and in the shadows of the paddock buses. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 17 July 2026

The city has taken on nearly a billion dollars in debt to build a new water treatment plant that is almost two years behind schedule and millions of dollars over budget and to make ongoing major upgrades to its wastewater treatment facilities. — Chance Swaim, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

However, after a 2009 report found the program was so behind schedule and over budget that its goals were likely not feasible, it was canceled by Bush's successor, President Barack Obama, in 2010. — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026