Overstretched

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of overstretch form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled.

    "Software developer Amey Consulting has used it to identify issues elsewhere on the network, such as at East Croydon where platforms 3 and 4 were identified as causes of delay due to staff being overstretched at peak hours."

Synonyms

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inflateoverdrawoverextendoverstrainpullpull

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"Software developer Amey Consulting has used it to identify issues elsewhere on the network, such as at East Croydon where platforms 3 and 4 were identified as causes of delay due to staff being overstretched at peak hours."

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