overshoots in English
verb
1
go past (a point) unintentionally, especially through traveling too fast or being unable to stop.
they overshot their intended destination
noun
1
an act of going past or beyond a point, target, or limit.
But the price of that performance will likely be an overshoot in its public-deficit target for 2001 and 2002.
noun
go-aroundwave-off
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1. If inflation overshoots or undershoots the target by more than 1%, the Governor has to write a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer explaining why, and how he will remedy the situation.
2. A computer simulation of an integrated ac/dc power system is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed design since in all simulated cases the transient response for typical disturbances appears desirable, showing fast damping characteristics without significant overshoots or oscillations.