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overshoot

/,oʊvər'ʃut/

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noun
an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
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Similar:

go-around wave-off

type of:
landing approach
verb
aim too high
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"The plan overshoots its aim"

type of:
draw a bead on shoot for aspire aim
verb
shoot beyond or over (a target)
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Opposite:

undershoot

type of:
blast shoot miss

Examples of overshoot

"The plan overshoots its aim"