slippage
noun/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]- failure to achieve an aim or complete a task by a particular date
- The smallest slippage could delay completion of the project.
- a slight or slow steady fall in the amount, value, etc. of something
- There has been some slippage of support for the government’s policies.
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