mission creep

noun

: the gradual broadening of the original objectives of a mission or organization

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Goal clarity is the best way to stop mission creep. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Nonprofit leaders should always keep their mission, values and SMART goals in mind as expansion projects arise to avoid mission creep. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Quasi-governmental and thinly capitalized housing finance titans engaging in mission creep to make ever-more risky forays into products and services both in and out of explicit congressional approval rarely ends well. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 For those involved in Strictly’s creation, the misconduct scandal is symbolic of mission creep from the show’s original vision. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for mission creep 

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mission creep was in 1991

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“Mission creep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mission%20creep. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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