sojourncreep
/ˈsɒdʒənˌkriːp/nounVerified NewThe conversion of a planned short stay abroad into permanent emigration through annual renewals and postponed departures.
"Two years, just to save up" becomes a decade by increments no one decided: the contract renewed, the school term started, the flight rebooked. The one-way ticket was bought later, quietly, without a ceremony.
Etym. — sojourn + creep: the temporary stay that only moves when nobody is counting.
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