Examples of overran

• Urban growth overran the capacity of traditional urban centres and expanded throughout the landscape at the expense of open spaces.

• The rebels on the other hand had few problems in replenishing and expanding their military stock by abducting young men in the territories they overran.

• In the absence of someone on the board who understood construction, it overran its costs by well over three times.

• The market entry guarantee scheme was suspended early this year, because it overran its budget.

• She was captured by rebels when they overran the mission station nearly three years ago.

• To my knowledge, not long ago some part of that tip slid down and overran the road and went into the river.

• What would happen if things went slightly wrong and the contracts overran or targets were not met?

• If, for example, an investment project overran its budget through mismanagement, the users would pay higher user charges.