baton pass; baton passing
Used in relay races and metaphorically for handing over responsibilities or tasks.
I messed up the baton pass in the relay.
プロジェクトのバトンパスがうまくいかなかった。
The handover of the project didn't go well.
Alternate spelling with interpunct, sometimes seen in dictionaries or formal contexts.
Loanword from English 'baton pass'.