overexpansion

noun

over·​ex·​pan·​sion ˌō-vər-ik-ˈspan(t)-shən 

plural overexpansions

: excessive expansion : the act or an instance of expanding too much or too quickly

… by 1946 the firm had collapsed and was closed, a victim of overexpansion …

—Arline Fisch

… ran into fiscal trouble … because of an overexpansion in the 1990s, coupled with overspending when it was a public company.

—Carrie Mason-Draffen

… railed against what they saw as government overexpansion …

—J. P. Gairhan

Examples of overexpansion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Slowing down to test demand, unit economics and operational readiness helps companies avoid costly overexpansion and build growth that lasts after the hype fades. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The closures were an attempt to roll back an overexpansion in the wrong markets, resulting in a loss in 2025. — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

But first comes Infantino’s own strategic test, the same one faced by every emperor whose dominion threatens to collapse because of overexpansion. — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026

Instability and overexpansion produced a disastrous financial crisis in 1841–42 that threatened the very future of the experiment. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for overexpansion

• expansion
• mansion
• scansion