Everyday Office Jargon · Executive level

"Speed through a school zone"

"Speed through a school zone" means to proceed with reckless haste, ignoring the risks or damage that comes with moving too fast.

Say this instead: rush recklessly

How "Speed through a school zone" shows up at work

A vivid metaphor for when urgency becomes its own kind of carelessness. Executives use it to slow down a room that is moving fast enough to make visible mistakes, usually shortly before those mistakes are discovered.

Buzzword

We can't just speed through a school zone and hope nobody gets hurt.

Plain English

We can't rush this carelessly and hope nobody gets hurt.

Corporate Rank: Executive  ·  Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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