development hell

Chinese meaning
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Example
It sat in development hell for years until Blizzard president Mike Morhaime confirmed that it had been canceled in 2014.
Source: The Verge · 12 Sep 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
影视/游戏业俚语,development+hell 直译喻困境,无经典词源
- 复合短语:development(开发)+ hell(地狱),字面「开发地狱」
Collocations
- stuck in development hell / languish in development hell / mired in development hell

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