overstretched

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of overstretch

adj

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.”

   “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.”