overrun

Example Sentences

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The southern Indian city was not always an overrun metropolis.

From Barron's

The industry has spent years trying to extract lessons from the cost overruns at Vogtle.

From The Wall Street Journal

It bears the risks of cost overruns and construction delays.

From The Wall Street Journal

It described the industry as "near-monopolistic", and said both civil and defence programmes are prone to "large cost overruns and schedule delays".

From BBC

As a result, the conference usually overruns, sometimes by more than a day.

From BBC