overstretched

overstretched

1. simple past and past participle of overstretch

overstretched (comparative more overstretched, superlative most overstretched)

1. Subject to demands that are more than can be reasonably handled.
   • 2020 April 8, “Software aids GA punctuality study”, in Rail, page 22:

     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.

   • 2023 May 17, Jamie Smyth, “Quick blood tests to spot cancer: will they help or harm patients?”, in Financial Times‎:

     Critics of MCEDs also warn that a deluge of test results could put additional pressure on already overstretched health services. A Galleri pilot screening programme in Arizona for firefighters missed many instances of cancer, raising questions about accuracy.

• “overstretched”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.