verb
- to promise more than one can deliver or achieve
Usage: business; informal
Examples
- Politicians tend to overpromise during election campaigns.
- The company overpromised on delivery dates and disappointed customers.
- Don’t overpromise what you can accomplish in one semester.
- The marketing team was careful not to overpromise the product’s capabilities.
- He tends to overpromise and underdeliver on his commitments.
- The startup overpromised investors about their growth projections.