over budget
idiom
: beyond the amount of money than had been planned for
The director always goes over budget on his films.
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Construction of the first all-new nuclear reactor in the US in decades finished in 2023 — seven years past its original deadline and $17 billion over budget.
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Yes, there is a languishing streaming service and a studio slate that’s a couple hundred million over budget, but this takes precedence!
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
City departments went at least $215 million over budget from the beginning of the fiscal year July 1 through Oct. 31, according to an analysis.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2008, with the project tens of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule, NCSX was canceled.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
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Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
Yes, there is a languishing streaming service and a studio slate that’s a couple hundred million over budget, but this takes precedence!
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
City departments went at least $215 million over budget from the beginning of the fiscal year July 1 through Oct. 31, according to an analysis.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2008, with the project tens of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule, NCSX was canceled.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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