Example
“Every stakeholder wanted their pet feature, so feature creep delayed the launch by months.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
everything but the kitchen sink
Informal · CEFR B1
an excessive collection of things; nearly everything imaginable, included without restraint
bells and whistles
Informal · CEFR B2
extra, attractive but non-essential features added to a product
dogfooding
Informal · CEFR C1
using your own product internally, before customers do, to test and improve it
gold-plating
Informal · CEFR C1
adding unnecessary features, polish, or complexity to a product beyond what was asked for
golden path
Neutral · CEFR C1
the default, well-supported, happy-path way of using a system, opposed to exotic configurations
mission creep
Neutral · CEFR C1
the gradual expansion of a project's goals beyond its original scope
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