lastminutitis

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English

Etymology

From last minute +‎ -itis.

Noun

lastminutitis (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute
    • 2015 October 5, Simon Lancaster, “In need of a perfect conference speech, David Cameron? Here’s the recipe”, in The Guardian:
      Alastair Campbell described lastminutitis at conference, with Tony Blair storming around shouting “Where’s the fucking speech?”