The essential features of the stress overshoot in the stress-strain curves ofZr65Al10Ni10Cu15(at. &percent;) metallic glass that has a wide supercooled liquid region were revealed. The stress overshoot was dependent on temperature, strain rate, and stress relaxation. During the stretch, a change in strain rate gave rise to stress overshoot or undershoot which was sensitive to the variable quantities in the strain rate. ©1997 American Institute of Physics.