cold wash
n.— «The U.S. Army has the most experience with the After Action Review, having done them for ten years. Everyone is used to taking time quickly out of action to do a “hot wash” which happens in the action or a “cold wash” after the action is completed.» —by Robert L Cross Strategic Learning in a Knowledge Economy Mar. 2, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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