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When the deadline you gave got treated as a suggestion, politely.
means To exceed a set limit of time, budget, or space — or to spread over and occupy a place in greater numbers than wanted.
from A straightforward compound of 'over' (beyond, in excess) and 'run' (to proceed, extend, operate), both ordinary Old English words. It first described armies or vermin running past boundaries and flooding a territory, then stretched naturally to cover meetings, budgets, and schedules doing the same thing — spilling past the edge they were supposed to respect.
- origin
- Old English ofer + rinnan, to run over
- military use
- first meant swarmed by invading troops
- budget cousin
- same word, same shame, just add dollars
- tv editors know
- a show running past its slot, live