slippage
noun /ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
/ˈslɪpɪdʒ/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular]- failure to achieve an aim or complete a task by a particular date
- The smallest slippage could delay completion of the project.
- a slight or slow steady fall in the amount, value, etc. of something
- There has been some slippage of support for the government’s policies.