over-utilize
verb
(alsooverutilize);(UKusuallyover-utilise)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈjuː.təl.aɪz/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈjuː.t̬əl.aɪz/to use something or someone more than it or they should be used:
In somecasesscarceresourcesare not only over-utilized, buttotallyexhausted.
It isimportantthat thecompanydoes not over-utilizecoreemployees,leadingtoproblemsofstressand burnout.
Synonym
overuse
Compare
underutilize
- On thewhole, thislife-savingtherapyis under-utilized,ratherthan over-utilized.
- Theyfoundthat thepeoplewho overutilizehealthservicesarerichpeople.
- Thetaxbiasagainstequityis sosignificantthatcorporatemanagershave littlechoicebut to over-utilizecorporatedebt.
Using and misusing
- adopt
- adoption
- avail
- availyourselfofsomething
- be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
- exhaust
- go through
- gobblesomethingup
- make capital out ofsomethingidiom
- max
- max out
- spare
- spent
- swallow
- tap
- turn over
- turn tosomeone/something
- turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
- unblock
- underuse