"mission creep" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 任务扩展
• 任务蔓延

Definition

一个项目或任务逐渐扩展，超出了最初的目标，通常会带来额外工作和新责任。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于商业、军事或政府语境，警告项目目标失控时使用。语气稍正式，带有轻微贬义。常见搭配：'避免 mission creep'，'遭遇 mission creep'。

Examples

The project faced mission creep when more tasks were added without planning.

项目因为不断增加新任务而出现了**任务扩展**。

The manager warned the team about mission creep.

经理提醒团队注意**任务扩展**。

We want to avoid mission creep in this project.

我们希望这个项目避免**任务蔓延**。

What started as a simple website quickly turned into mission creep as everyone wanted new features.

一个本来只是简单网站的项目，因为大家都要求新功能，很快就出现了**任务扩展**。

If we're not careful, we'll end up with mission creep and never finish.

如果不小心，我们会出现**任务蔓延**，永远做不完。

The committee's slow decision-making led to serious mission creep over two years.

委员会动作迟缓，两年里出现了严重的**任务扩展**。