Definition of overcommit in English:
overcommit
Pronunciation /ˌōvərkəˈmit/ /ˌoʊvərkəˈmɪt/
transitive verbovercommits, overcommitting, overcommitted
[with object]1Oblige (oneself or others) to do more than one is capable of, as to repay a loan one cannot afford.
‘multiple borrowers who may be overcommitting themselves’
- ‘I'm already overcommitted with books I've agreed to read and blurb and introductions I've agreed to write going back some years.’
- ‘When businesses are not sure of what's happening, they want to hold onto their cash and not overcommit on space they won't need.’
- ‘Before you overcommit to others, take care of yourself.’
- ‘According to North Carolina researchers, you overcommit because you expect to have more time in the future than you do in the present.’
- ‘I think they have overcommitted the force and not provided sufficient resources.’
- 1.1Allocate more (resources) to a purpose than can be provided.
- ‘they could easily overcommit their budgets’