overdeliver
overdeliver verb: to deliver in excess of a norm, standard, or requirement.
Verb
overdeliver (third-person singular simple present overdelivers, present participle overdelivering, simple past and past participle overdelivered)
- To deliver in excess of a norm, standard, or requirement.
- “He’s wise not to overpromise, but to underpromise and overdeliver,” said Dave Checketts, a former president of the Knicks and then Madison Square Garden who left in 2001 after a power struggle with James L. Dolan, the chairman of the Garden.2008 April 4, Richard Sandomir, “Fixing a Broken Dream One Night at a Time”, in The New York Times
Forms of overdeliver
| third-person singular present | overdelivers |
|---|---|
| present participle | overdelivering |
| past participle | overdelivered |
| past | overdelivered |
Origin of overdeliver
From over- + deliver.
Words formed from overdeliver
Questions about overdeliver
- What does overdeliver mean?
- Overdeliver means to deliver in excess of a norm, standard, or requirement.
- What part of speech is overdeliver?
- Overdeliver is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overdeliver?
- The past tense of overdeliver is overdelivered.
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