comfort zone• The easiest thing in this situation is to do nothing and rest miserably in the comfort zone of doing something predictable.• The team were still wrapped together in the comfort zone of a four-year period when each had cosseted and protected the other.• The width of the comfort zone can then be taken as 4 degrees, i.e., from-2 to.• Many investorsstruggle to get past the comfort zone of mutualfunds.• The Chargers took the Raiders out of a lot of things, including their comfort zone.
From Longman Business Dictionary
comfort zoneˈcomfort zone noun [countableC usually singular]
a situation in which someone feels safe and does not feel under pressure
Most people, when faced with doing something that lies outside their comfort zone, will get nervous and panic.