デスマーチ

noun

death march

Refers to a forced march of prisoners or captives under harsh conditions, often leading to death. The loanword is used in historical or metaphorical contexts.

See also: 死の行進

• 戦せん時じ中ちゅう、捕ほ虜りょたちはデスマーチを強しいられた。

  During the war, prisoners were forced on a death march.

noun

death march; crunch (software development)

In software development, a period of intense, prolonged overtime work to meet a deadline, often with negative consequences for the team.

• このプロジェクトはデスマーチ状じょう態たいで、みんな疲つかれ切きっている。

  This project is in a death march state; everyone is exhausted.