overpromise

present singular third person overpromises · participle present overpromising · participle past overpromised · past overpromised · alternative over-promise

1. To promise more than is delivered.

   We don't want to overpromise.

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   So rather than posh skin creams that overpromise, a good brow job gives instant results.

   2008 December 6, Tiyana Grulovic, “Brows are a gal's best accessory”, in Globe and Mail

   Hope Hicks, one of the President’s longest-serving aides, warned Parscale against touting ticket request numbers, reminding him that the number one rule in politics is not to overpromise and underdeliver, a source familiar with the matter said.

   2020 July 13, Michael Warren, Jeremy Diamond, Ryan Nobles and Fredreka Schouten, “Amid rising coronavirus cases, the Trump campaign struggles to get its rally machine going”, in CNN

   "[...] If the economy has tanked... then we don't want to over-promise and under-deliver."

   2022 October 5, “Network News: Private sector's role in a publicly-owned railway”, in RAIL, number 967, page 16

   Synonyms: overcommit