Join free

overstretched

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

overstretched

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of overstretch

adjective more overstretched · most overstretched

  1. Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled. Software developer Amey Consulting has used it to identify issues elsewhere on the network, such as at East Croydon where platforms 3 and 4 were identified as causes of delay due to staff being overstretched at peak hours.

Translations

Every language

adj Translations

Españoltilinte

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"overstretched." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overstretched. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

overstretched. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overstretched

Chicago

"overstretched." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overstretched.

BibTeX
@misc{overstretched_2026,
  title = {overstretched},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overstretched},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}