overadjust
verb[IorT]
(alsoover-adjust)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.əˈdʒʌst/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.əˈdʒʌst/tochange, orchangesomething,slightlymore than isneeded:
Someleadershave atendencyto overadjustcurrentplanswhen they get newinformation.
Takecaretoavoidover-adjusting.
- Somespeakersover-adjusttheirspeechinformalsituationsand useprestigeformsinappropriately.
- Then thenationalbankhad to over-adjust to thefinancialcrisistheycontributedto.
- So that they never made themistakeof overadjusting, they neveradjustedtheprocess.
Change and changes
- adjustment
- alteration
- anti-evolutionism
- be ahead of the curveidiom
- blip
- flip-flop
- fluctuation
- gradation
- gyrate
- gyration
- inconstancy
- reversion
- revolution
- rhythm
- sea change
- shakesomeoneup
- untick
- variation
- vicissitudes
- youthquake