overcommitted

UK
/ˌəʊvə.kəˈmɪtɪd/
US
/ˌoʊvər.kəˈmɪtɪd/

Translations

overcommittedadjective
more overcommitted
Comp.
most overcommitted
Super.
UK
/ˌəʊvə.kəˈmɪt.ɪd/
US
/ˌoʊvər.kəˈmɪtɪd/
surmenéSe dit d’une personne ayant accepté trop de responsabilités ou d’engagements.
She felt overcommitted after agreeing to lead three different projects at work.
Elle se sentait surmenée après avoir accepté de diriger trois projets différents au travail.
surallouéInformatique : ressources allouées au-delà des capacités physiques disponibles.
The virtual machines were unstable because the host server was overcommitted on memory.
Les machines virtuelles étaient instables parce que le serveur hôte était suralloué en mémoire.
Additional translations
débordéMoins spécifique, courant pour exprimer une surcharge d’obligations ou de tâches.
overcommitverb

overcommitted

Past Simple

overcommitted
Past Simple
overcommitted
Past Participle
overcommitting
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvə.kəˈmɪt/
US
/ˌoʊvər.kəˈmɪt/
se surengager
She tends to overcommit at work, taking on more projects than she can realistically complete.
Elle a tendance à se surengager au travail, en acceptant plus de projets qu’elle ne կարող raisonnablement terminer.
surallouerSurtout en gestion et en informatique.
The company overcommitted its budget, leading to financial difficulties later in the year.
L’entreprise a suralloué son budget, ce qui a entraîné des difficultés financières plus tard dans l’année.

Definitions

overcommittedadjective
Having taken on too many responsibilities or obligations, often leading to stress or inability to fulfill them all.
She felt overcommitted after agreeing to lead three different projects at work.
Of a computing system, having allocated more resources (such as memory, CPU, or storage) than are physically available, relying on the assumption that not all resources will be used simultaneously.
The virtual machines were unstable because the host server was overcommitted on memory.
overcommitverb
To commit oneself to more tasks or responsibilities than one can manage or handle.
She tends to overcommit at work, taking on more projects than she can realistically complete.
To allocate more resources, such as time or money, than are available or prudent.
The company overcommitted its budget, leading to financial difficulties later in the year.
(computing) To allow or configure a system to allocate more memory or other resources than are physically available, assuming not all allocations will be used simultaneously.
Linux systems can be tuned to overcommit memory for higher utilization.