Ylitysten

Ylitys is a Finnish noun meaning the act or result of exceeding a limit, expectation, or standard. It is used to describe cases where a threshold is surpassed, and it can refer to both quantitative overruns (for example costs or time) and, less commonly, qualitative surpassing (such as performance expectations). In everyday language and in professional contexts, ylitys often appears in phrases related to budgeting, scheduling, and performance metrics.

The word is built from the prefix yli- (over) and the noun-forming suffix -tys, which creates a noun that denotes a process or result. The base form is ylitys, with the plural nominative ylitykset and the genitive plural ylitysten. This last form is used to indicate “of the exceedings/overruns” and appears in phrases such as budjetin ylitysten hallinta (the management of budget overruns) or ylitysten seuranta (monitoring of overruns).

Typical usage and examples include finance and project management contexts. For instance, budjetin ylitys refers to a budget overrun, and aikataulun ylitys refers to a schedule overrun. The term can also appear in statistical or regulatory language to denote values that exceed predefined kynnysarvot (thresholds). In Finnish reporting, ylitysten is commonly used to describe multiple instances of exceeding limits and to discuss their implications for planning, accountability, and corrective action.

See also: ylitysraja, budjetin ylitys, aikataulun ylitys.