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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Key Facts Vought accused Powell of spearheading a project that is $700 million over budget and modifying the renovation plan without proper approval from the National Capital Planning Commission.
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Both were behind schedule and over budget and endured post-production crises under filmmakers who had little experience with studio productions.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
There is also the running sore that is HS2, a project originally intended to build a new high-speed rail between London and cities in the Midlands and north of England, but which will now only run to Birmingham and is both years behind schedule and billions of pounds over budget.
—Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Impact of federal funding cuts The specter of federal funding instability loomed over budget negotiations, but the administration largely ignored the possibility of significant funding cuts in the budget ― even as departments and agencies began to realize their impact.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Both were behind schedule and over budget and endured post-production crises under filmmakers who had little experience with studio productions.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
There is also the running sore that is HS2, a project originally intended to build a new high-speed rail between London and cities in the Midlands and north of England, but which will now only run to Birmingham and is both years behind schedule and billions of pounds over budget.
—Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Impact of federal funding cuts The specter of federal funding instability loomed over budget negotiations, but the administration largely ignored the possibility of significant funding cuts in the budget ― even as departments and agencies began to realize their impact.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Over budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/over%20budget. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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