経緯

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 経緯 is read けいい.
• Basic usage: It refers to the circumstances and sequence of events that led to a present situation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Background to a change
  • 変更した経緯: how and why the plan came to be changed.
• Course of an event
  • 事件の経緯: the full sequence of events surrounding an incident.