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mission creep
Noun
idiomatic
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
（政治や軍事の文脈で）当初設定された任務の目的、範囲、費用などが、計画外に段階的に拡大していく現象。 / （比喩的に）プロジェクトや活動が、元々の目的から逸脱して次第に拡大・複雑化していく状況。
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(politics, military, idiomatic) Gradual unplanned expansion of the objectives, scope, and/or cost of a project, especially a military mission.
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mission creep
The general cautioned that mission creep — the gradual, unplanned expansion of objectives and scope — threatened to derail the operation.
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The general cautioned that mission creep — the gradual, unplanned expansion of objectives and scope — threatened to derail the operation.
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