Overshoot (Noun)
Meaning
An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The first missile's targeting system resulted in an overshoot, allowing the enemy plane to escape, and the defense team was forced to launch a second round.
- Her initial bid for the contract was an overshoot, priced too high for the client, and she had to resubmit a revised proposal to stay in contention.
- After realizing that his business model was flawed, he accepted the first startup's failure as an overshoot, allowing him to correct course and found a successful venture with the lessons learned.
- As she landed too far beyond the ski jump, she experienced a terrible overshoot and ended up out of bounds, and was therefore disqualified from the competition.
- After predicting too great an effect of their social media campaign, they took their marketing strategy back to the drawing board when it proved an overshoot and results came up short.