If you’ve spent any time in building automation, you start to hear the same phrases over and over again. They’re almost never said with bad intent. Most of the time, it’s good people trying to keep a project moving. But over the years, I’ve learned that certain sentences are quiet warning lights. They usually mean we’re about to trade clarity now for pain later. And that pain shows up as rework, confusion, long nights, and strained teams. Here are five I hear a lot — and what