exit strategy

Noun

Meaning

exit strategy (plural exit strategies)

(usually military, politics or business) A well-defined plan for bringing involvement in a mission, activity, or commitment to an acceptable conclusion.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

gambit ploy initial public offering tactic

Examples

The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy. Edward Lampert

My main expertise is in the past, but if I have to extrapolate into the future, I would say: no good news any time soon and an obvious exit strategy is not apparent to me. Juan Cole

Time is not on Gaddafi's side. People ask about the exit strategy. It's Colonel Gaddafi who needs an exit strategy because this pressure will only mount and it will be intensified over the coming days and weeks. William Hague

With acting, you wanna see if you can get into trouble without knowing how you're gonna get out of it. It's like the exact opposite of war, where you need an exit strategy. When you're acting, you should get all the way into trouble with no exit strategy, and have the cameras rolling. John Cusack

We are running out of time. We need a strategy to win in Iraq or an exit strategy to leave. Max Cleland

Exit strategy is the oft-repeated word in Washington on the Afghan war since the demise of the Bush Administration. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

exit scam exit speed exit stage left exit ticket exit velocity exit wound