mid-14c., "to shoot, run, or pass beyond (a point or limit), exceed, overstep," over- + shoot (v.). Meaning "to shoot over or beyond" (a mark or target) is by 1540s. Related: Overshot; overshooting.
The plan overshoots its aim
oversensitive
overset
oversexed
overshadow
overshoe
overshoot
overshot
oversight
oversimplification
oversimplify
oversized