Terminal Velocity

Definitions

1. The point where a situation is moving so fast under its own force that changing course becomes much harder. In engineering slang, projects and incidents can hit terminal velocity long before anyone is ready.

   In plain English: A point where momentum becomes hard to slow or redirect.

   Example: "Once the customer commitments were public, the migration effort reached terminal velocity and the team lost the option to quietly rethink the scope."

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