JRPG style Movement using Vector3.Lerp jittering in place?

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Im making a script for movement that is based off of the old nintendo style jrpgs. The script is supposed to move my player to the destination position in a Vector3.Lerp. When i try to move my character moves only a few feet and jitters back and forth at really small distances. What am i doing wrong?

private void InputMovement(){
		transform.position = Vector3.Lerp(startPosition, endPosition, 1 * Time.deltaTime);
		
		if (Input.GetKey (KeyCode.W)){
			endPosition = startPosition + new Vector3(0,0,1);
		}
		if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.S)){
			endPosition = startPosition + new Vector3(0,0,-1);
		}
		if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.D)){
			endPosition = startPosition + new Vector3(1,0,0);
		}
		if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.A)){
			endPosition = startPosition + new Vector3(-1,0,0);
		}
	}

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i think i found the problem. I looked a little closer and my position was being set to the new vector3s rather than adding the vector3s to my current “startPosition” position. so in short, for some reason i was setting, not adding.