English-Finnish translations for overshoot

Definition of overshoot

• The amount by which something goes too far
• When the population of a species exceeds its environment's carrying capacity
• To go past something; to go too far
• To shoot beyond; to shoot too far to hit something
• To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond
• To exceed

Examples

• Lets see if we can predict and correct for the overshoot.
• When you drive, you must remember to not overshoot the parking space and end up with two wheels over the line.
• to overshoot the truth

Related words

• overshooting
• overshoot boundary
• overshoot the mark
• Earth Overshoot Day