excessive intake; taking too much
Used for consuming or taking in too much of something, such as food, drink, or medicine. Often appears in health or dietary contexts.
Excessive coffee intake is bad for the stomach.
Please be careful not to take in too much salt.
overbooking; taking too many reservations
Used in business contexts when more reservations or orders are accepted than can be handled. Often seen with 予約 (reservation) or 注文 (order).
The popular restaurant was thrown into chaos by overbooking.
Overbooking of airline tickets became a problem.
Compound of 取り (tori, the continuative form of 取る 'to take') and 過ぎ (sugi, the continuative form of 過ぎる 'to exceed'), literally 'taking too much'.