Over-correct in a sentence as a verb

Ya. Seems like it would have been better if the implementation of variable-width fonts didn't goof and over-correct when presented with two spaces.

However, it's usually seen as a bad thing because people tend to over-correct on the breaks they took and under-correct for the overtime they worked.

Over-correct definitions

verb

make excessive corrections for fear of making an error

See also: overcompensate