"mission creep" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 任務擴張
• 任務蔓延

Definition

一項計畫或任務逐漸擴展，超出了最初的目標，通常會帶來額外工作與新責任。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常在商業、軍事或政府語境中使用，警告計畫脫離原目標。語氣略正式，略帶貶義。常見搭配：“避免 mission creep”、“發生 mission creep”。

Examples

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

這個專案因為持續加新任務出現了**任務擴張**。

The manager warned the team about mission creep.

經理提醒團隊注意**任務擴張**。

We want to avoid mission creep in this project.

我們希望這個計畫避免**任務蔓延**。

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

一開始只是個簡單網站，但因大家都要新功能，迅速發生了**任務擴張**。

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

如果不注意，我們會產生**任務蔓延**，永遠做不完。

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

委員會決定太慢，兩年內出現了嚴重的**任務擴張**。