excessive caution

Langue: fr

📖 Définitions

excès de prudence; excès de prudence

EN: Behavior or decision-making that involves being overly careful, often to the point of hindering progress or ignoring reasonable risks; fear-based hesitation that is disproportionate to the actual danger.; An attitude of extreme wariness or apprehension that prevents taking necessary actions or embracing potential benefits due to an exaggerated perception of risk.

The excessive caution in approving the new software delayed the project by several months.

L'excès de prudence dans l'approbation du nouveau logiciel a retardé le projet de plusieurs mois.
His excessive caution regarding data privacy made it difficult for the team to share essential information efficiently.

Son excès de prudence concernant la confidentialité des données rendait difficile pour l'équipe de partager efficacement les informations essentielles.