slippages
Slow losses of grip
Slippages are instances of slipping—losses, declines, or failures to meet expectations.
The word appears in technical and business contexts: slippages in the production schedule, currency slippages against the dollar.
It suggests gradual erosion rather than sudden collapse, often implying something should have been prevented or controlled.
Carry on person
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- beltStrap securing trousers
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- transmissionSending of information
torque · grip · traction · looseness · play · tolerance · coupling · pulley
Unintentional deviations from correctness
- mistakesUnintended wrong actions
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- speechOral communication ability
- verbalOf or in words
unconscious · misspeak · blunders · lapses · substitution · malapropism · mispronunciation · conflation
Things subtracted from standing
- declineDecrease or refuse
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
deficit · downturn · reduction · decrease · leakage · shrinkage · devaluation · attrition
Pauses before proceeding
- schedulePlan of timed events
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
- lagPeriod of falling behind
drift · creep · postponement · setback · lateness · tardiness · timeline · milestone
Imperfection or blame
- landslideMass of earth falling
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
- erosionGradual wearing away
- displacementRemoval from usual location
movement · shifting · settling · creep · slope · instability · sediment · mudslide
wear
Carry on person
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- beltStrap securing trousers
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
transmission · torque · grip · traction · looseness · play · tolerance · coupling · pulley · drive
errors
Unintentional deviations from correctness
verbal · unconscious · misspeak · blunders · lapses · substitution · malapropism · mispronunciation · conflation · semantic
losses
Things subtracted from standing
- declineDecrease or refuse
- erosionGradual wearing away
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
shortfall · deficit · downturn · reduction · decrease · leakage · shrinkage · devaluation · attrition · hemorrhage
delays
Pauses before proceeding
- schedulePlan of timed events
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
lag · drift · creep · postponement · setback · lateness · tardiness · timeline · milestone · project
fault
Imperfection or blame
- landslideMass of earth falling
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
- erosionGradual wearing away
displacement · movement · shifting · settling · creep · slope · instability · sediment · mudslide · terrain
slippagesstability
Resistance to displacement
steadfastness · constancy · firmness · fixedness · consistency