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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There are three months left in the current fiscal year, and, by some estimates, ICE is already a billion dollars over budget.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
But a test project at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California showed that approach would be fraught with further problems and cause the program to run even further behind and over budget, the service said.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
However, many of these ideas were never realized, as construction of the main house and guest houses went significantly over budget.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Energy infrastructure projects tend to be over budget and behind schedule, a new study finds.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 18 June 2025
But a test project at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California showed that approach would be fraught with further problems and cause the program to run even further behind and over budget, the service said.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
However, many of these ideas were never realized, as construction of the main house and guest houses went significantly over budget.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Energy infrastructure projects tend to be over budget and behind schedule, a new study finds.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 23 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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