in excess

idiom

: in overly large amounts

Eating anything in excess can be bad for you.

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Fiscal 2024 just ended with the government running a budget deficit in excess of $1.8 trillion, including more than $1.1 trillion dedicated solely to paying financing costs on the $36 trillion U.S. debt. —

Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 Despite massive engines in excess of seven liters (50 percent bigger than that of a current Ford Mustang GT), these early ultra-luxury cars featured exhausts designed to minimize drivetrain noise. —

Tim Stevens, The Verge, 3 Nov. 2024 The trio have promised to comply better, and make additional curbs to compensate for overproduction, but have generally been pumping in excess of their quotas. —

Grant Smith, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024 The list of players on the open market also includes Juan Soto, the 26-year-old superstar set to receive a contract in excess of $500 million — if not $600 million. —

Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in excess