abundance of caution

Etymology
. See also the direct borrowing.

Noun

 * 1) Caution used to justify preemptive measures that are likely not strictly necessary.

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hungarian: óvatosságból, elővigyázatosságból, óvintézkedésként
 * Korean: 노파심
 * Polish: duża ostrożność