Overallocate
Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɝˈæɫəˌkeɪt/
Overallocate (verb)
- To give more money, time, or people to a task than is needed or can be used well.
- To assign more of a system resource than it can handle safely, risking slow performance or failures.
Examples
- The manager overallocates resources to one project.
- They overallocate resources when planning the budget.