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eternalsprint

/ɪˈtɜːnəl ˈsprɪnt/nounVerified New

Work & Economy

Also in: Ewigsprint (Deutsch) · sprinterno (Español) · sprintternel (Français)

A work sprint that has been extended so many times it has become the permanent way of working.

The eternalsprint began as two weeks of focus and is now the team's native state. Its end date has moved four times and now reads "ongoing." Velocity charts have stopped being printed.

Etym. — eternal + sprint — the two-week race with no finish line.

Rel. — goalnesia

Novelty check: APPROVE

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Coined by an anonymous contributor · AI-assisted · first submitted 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14

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