overexpand
verb[IorT]
(alsoover-expand)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.ɪkˈspænd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈspænd/toincreasetoo much insize,number, orimportance, or to make somethingincreasetoo much in this way:
If youholdyourbreath,aircantrapin thelungsand thelungswill over-expand.
Manytechcompaniesoverexpanded ashomeworkingincreased, and will nowfacejoblosses.
She overexpanded the company'soperationsin Germany.
- Up to 5,000 full- andpart-timejobswill go at thefastfoodcompany, which overexpanded incitycentres.
- Care must be taken not to overexpand during theboomandfindyourselfseriouslyindebtafterwards.
- We will not over-expand thebusinessover the next fiveyears.
Increasing and intensifying
- -ify
- accretion
- accumulate
- accumulative
- add fuel to the fireidiom
- additive
- blaze
- crank
- heighten
- hot up
- increase
- increment
- inflation
- mushroom
- redouble
- resurge
- rocket
- saturation
- scalesomethingup
- stake
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