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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feature creep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
fea-ture creep
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

creeping elegance kitchen-sinky mission creep scope creep

Frequently Paired Words

creeping elegance kitchen-sinky mission creep scope creep

Synonyms

creeping featurism featuritis

Questions

What does feature creep mean?
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.

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