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- DictionaryMis·sion creep
noun
- 1. a gradual shift in objectives during the course of a military campaign, often resulting in an unplanned long-term commitment.
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- Mission creep
When a mission greatly exceed its initial goals
Mission creep is the gradual or incremental expansion of an intervention, project or mission, beyond its original scope, focus or goals, a ratchet effect spawned by initial success. Mission creep is usually considered undesirable due to how each success breeds more ambitious interventions until a final failure happens, stopping the intervention entirely. Wikipedia
