overutilize

English

Alternative forms

• overutilise

Etymology

From over- +‎ utilize.

Verb

overutilize (third-person singular simple present overutilizes, present participle overutilizing, simple past and past participle overutilized)

1. To utilize excessively
   • 2008 March 28, Brad Stone, “Comcast Adjusts Way It Manages Internet Traffic”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 9 November 2020:

     “In the event of congestion, the half percent of people who are overutilizing an excessive amount of capacity will be slowed down subtly until capacity is restored,” the chief technology officer for Comcast, Tony G. Werner, said.

   • 2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN‎:

     UnitedHealthCare said in a fact sheet that this change is due to colonoscopies being overutilized.

Related terms

• overutilization
• overutilizer