slippage
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/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
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/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
When you don't reach a goal or finish a task by the time you planned to.
The smallest slippage could delay completion of the project.
When something slowly gets smaller in amount, value, or quality over time.
There has been some slippage of support for the government’s policies.