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overdelivered

overdelivered is the simple past and past participle of overdeliver.

Meaning of overdeliver

Verb

overdeliver (third-person singular simple present overdelivers, present participle overdelivering, simple past and past participle overdelivered)

  1. 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

Questions about overdelivered

What is overdelivered the simple past and past participle of?
Overdelivered is the simple past and past participle of overdeliver.

Words near overdelivered in the dictionary

  1. overdelicate
  2. overdelicately
  3. overdelicious
  4. overdelighted
  5. overdeliver
  6. overdelivered
  7. overdeliverer
  8. overdeliverers
  9. overdelivering
  10. overdelivers
  11. overdemand

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