1. the action or process of slipping or sliding
2. a decline or deterioration in performance, quality, or standards
3. the amount by which something has slipped or fallen short of a target
Usage: business; technical

Examples

• The wet road caused dangerous tire slippage.
• There has been noticeable slippage in the team’s performance this season.
• The project experienced significant schedule slippage due to delays.
• Budget slippage forced the company to cut costs.
• The clutch slippage made it difficult to accelerate properly.
• Quality slippage in manufacturing led to customer complaints.
• The deadline slippage meant the product launch was postponed.