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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Billions and billions, hundreds of billions of dollars over budget.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
America’s new Sentinel ICBM program, behind schedule and over budget, is costing more than $140 billion.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: The crisis began last month when the State Board of Education learned that the Isaac School District was massively over budget and moved quickly to place the district into receivership.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Sadly, all the elements of this program are behind schedule and over budget.
—Madelyn Creedon, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
America’s new Sentinel ICBM program, behind schedule and over budget, is costing more than $140 billion.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
Catch up quick: The crisis began last month when the State Board of Education learned that the Isaac School District was massively over budget and moved quickly to place the district into receivership.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
Sadly, all the elements of this program are behind schedule and over budget.
—Madelyn Creedon, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for over budget
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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