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overshoot
This term describes a failure of precision, where momentum or a lack of control carries an object or a value beyond its intended stop point. In physical contexts, such as aviation or driving, it implies a dangerous or clumsy error in navigation.
In technical or financial contexts, it refers to a value that climbs higher than a target equilibrium or budget before potentially correcting itself. When used as a noun, the word often describes the specific distance or amount by which a target was missed, and is frequently used in control theory and economics to describe a temporary surge past a stable state.
Meanings
To travel past a intended destination or target.
The pilot managed to land the plane, but he managed to overshoot the runway by fifty meters.
To go past a specific point, limit, or target.
The car braked too late and began to overshoot the turn.