Overallocate

Pronunciation: /ˈoʊvɝˈæɫəˌkeɪt/

Overallocate (verb)

  1. To give more money, time, or people to a task than is needed or can be used well.
  2. 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.