overfilled

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Not to be outdone by the military, workers at the Harbin locomotive and rolling stock plant overfulfilled their quotas five to twelve hours ahead of schedule at the news.

From Time Magazine Archive

Apologizing at the end for the length of his speech, Molotov cracked, "I am afraid that, as we say in Moscow, I have overfulfilled my plan."

From Time Magazine Archive

In sponsoring the arms buildup, Brezhnev turned out to be a true Stakhanovite: he overfulfilled his quota.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the preceding quarter, it appeared, the Tenth Three-Year Plan’s quota for bootlaces had been overfulfilled by ninety-eight per cent.

From "1984" by George Orwell

There are reported to be many enterprises in which the established norms are substantially overfulfilled despite the fact that the effective workday does not exceed 6 to 7 hours.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane