overcommit

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Definition of overcommit in English English dictionary

Allocation of more resources than are actually available

To make excessive commitments, either beyond one's ability or beyond what is reasonable

Don't overcommit yourself this month.

{f} commit more than is desirable or necessary; pledge or invest too much; take too many obligations upon oneself

Etymology

() over- +‎ commit

Tenses

overcommiting, overcommited