Collocation
That's out of scope.
Beyond the agreed-upon or defined limits, boundaries, or objectives of a particular task, project, discussion, or situation.
Definition
'That's out of scope.' is a common English collocation. Beyond the agreed-upon or defined limits, boundaries, or objectives of a particular task, project, discussion, or situation.
[subject] + be + out of scope
“Adding that extra feature would be completely out of scope for the current sprint.”
Examples
- The extra task is definitely out of scope for today's agenda.
- We can't discuss that now; it's out of scope.
- The client's new request was deemed out of scope because it didn't align with the original agreement.
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- Our team leader reminded us to stick to the plan and not bring up anything that was out of scope.
- They had to re-evaluate the project requirements because several deliverables were clearly out of scope.
- Without additional funding and resources, expanding the research to include that demographic would regrettably be out of scope.
- The parliamentary committee concluded that the proposed amendment, while well-intentioned, fell entirely out of scope of their current mandate.
- Any discussion about future phases of the project is out of scope for this initial meeting.
- Trying to solve world hunger is a noble goal, but it's a bit out of scope for a single charity event.
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