Etymology

From over- +‎ commitCategory:English terms prefixed with over-#COMMIT.

Verb

overcommit (third-person singular simple present overcommits, present participle overcommitting, simple past and past participle overcommitted)Category:English lemmas#OVERCOMMITCategory:English verbs#OVERCOMMITCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OVERCOMMITCategory:Pages with entries#OVERCOMMITCategory:Pages with 1 entry#OVERCOMMIT

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

   Synonym: overpromise

   Antonyms: undercommit, underpromise

   Coordinate term: oversell

   Don't overcommit yourself this month.Category:English terms with usage examples#OVERCOMMIT

Noun

overcommit (usually uncountable, plural overcommits)Category:English lemmas#OVERCOMMITCategory:English nouns#OVERCOMMITCategory:English uncountable nouns#OVERCOMMITCategory:English countable nouns#OVERCOMMITCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#OVERCOMMITCategory:Pages with entries#OVERCOMMITCategory:Pages with 1 entry#OVERCOMMIT

1. (computingCategory:en:Computing#OVERCOMMIT) Allocation of more resources than are actually available.