The plane overshot the runway.
Sometimes we overshoot our time limits.
Recent Examples on the WebThe taxation of block rewards is one example where the IRS policy overshot, and is excessively onerous.—Korok Ray, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 Nick Viall may have overshot his budget on a push present for fiancée Natalie Joy.—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024 Researchers say the results also suggest global temperature could overshoot 2 degrees of warming by the end of the decade.—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024 The Navy is investigating what caused the P-8A, which is the military version of Boeing's 737 passenger jet, to overshoot a runway.—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023 The second-place Cougars have overshot their preseason projection in the Pac-12 race (10th) by a whopping eight spots.—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 While the fundamentals are certainly supporting an increase in Palantir’s share price, the AI hype may be overshooting the near-term potential for returns at this level.—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 Abdul goes on to explain that the layoffs are a result of companies overshooting their budgets from the prior year.—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024 The Navy released a $1.5 million plan to remove a surveillance plane that overshot a runway at a military base in Hawaii and splashed into Kaneohe Bay, which is home to coral reefs, a breeding ground for hammerhead sharks and a University of Hawaii marine biology research institute.—CBS News, 2 Dec. 2023
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