Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

development hell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: de-vel-op-men-t hell
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation where a project (such as a movie, musical record, or piece of software) is mired in problems that delay its production and release.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The third movie in the trilogy has been in development hell for ten years already! I want to see how the story ends!"
"In Hollywood, it was widely known that to make a deal with Redford was to fall into development hell—script notes, rewrites, and more rewrites—often going nowhere."

Usage

Phrases

valley of death

Frequently Paired Words

valley of death

Synonyms

development limbo production hell

Questions

What does development hell mean?: The situation where a project (such as a movie, musical record, or piece of software) is mired in problems that delay its production and release.

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