overcommit

verb

Etymology

From over- + commit.

  1. derived from committō
  2. inherited from committen
  3. prefixed as overcommit — “over + commit

Definitions

  1. To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable

    • Don't overcommit yourself this month.
  2. Allocation of more resources than are actually available.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for overcommit. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA