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Meaning of feature creep | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The tendency of a design project or product cycle to accumulate more and more features or details, rather than to be completed and released at a more basic level.

uncountable

Examples

“Our sales division promised our client a feature in our software that is currently not feasible for us to implement, which will certainly lead⟳ to feature creep⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

feature envy feature film feature story feature wall Featured featurefulness

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