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Overrun Definition: Exceed Budget or Spread Uncontrollably (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：exceed planned limits (overrun)

overrun 🔊

/ˌoʊvərˈrʌn/

to go beyond the expected or planned amount or time.

Overrun budget spreadsheet showing actual spending exceeding planned limits

exceed planned limits 🔊

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/ɪkˈsiːd plænd ˈlɪmɪts/

To go beyond a predetermined budget, schedule, or other limit, often causing extra cost or delay.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

over- (excessive) + run (to go quickly)

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a runner dashing past the finish line without stopping – that's overrunning the limit.

📖 Example

The construction project overran its budget by more than 20%. 🔊 The construction project went over its planned budget by more than twenty percent.

🔗 Collocations

overrun the budget – exceed the allotted financial amount

overrun the deadline – exceed the scheduled time limit

overrun the schedule – exceed the planned timeline

🔄 Synonyms

exceed (v.) – to go beyond a given amount or limit

surpass (v.) – to do or be better than or exceed

go over (phrasal verb) – to exceed a limit or amount

🚫 Antonyms

underrun (v.) – to use less than the budgeted or planned amount

stay within (phrasal verb) – to not exceed a limit

meet (v.) – to satisfy a target without exceeding

🌱 Derivatives

overran (v. (past tense)) – past tense of overrun

overrunning (adj./v. (present participle)) – exceeding limits

overrun (n.) – the amount by which something exceeds a limit

📖 Cultural Story

Originally a military term meaning 'to invade and occupy' (e.g., overrun a fortress). In modern business, it commonly refers to exceeding budget or schedule limits.

Meaning 2：spread uncontrollably (overrun)

overrun 🔊

/ˌoʊvərˈrʌn/

to spread over an area in large, uncontrollable numbers, filling it completely.

Overrun garden with weeds spreading uncontrollably over path and chair

spread uncontrollably 🔊

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/spred ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbli/

To cover or fill a place with large numbers of something in an uncontrolled way, often causing damage or overwhelming.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The beautiful garden was completely overrun with weeds after the family went on a long vacation. 🔊 The beautiful garden was completely overtaken by weeds after the family took a long vacation.

🔗 Collocations

overrun with weeds – completely covered with unwanted plants

overrun by rats – infested with rats in large numbers

overrun the city – quickly and heavily occupy the city (as in an invasion)

🔄 Synonyms

infest (v.) – to be present in large numbers causing harm or annoyance

overwhelm (v.) – to defeat or overcome by great numbers

swarm (v.) – to move or gather in large numbers

🚫 Antonyms

clear (v.) – to remove unwanted things from an area

evacuate (v.) – to leave or remove people from a place

control (v.) – to manage and limit the spread of something

🌱 Derivatives

overran (v. (past tense)) – past tense of overrun

overrunning (adj./v. (present participle)) – exceeding limits

overrun (n.) – the amount by which something exceeds a limit