Parkinson's law



Parkinson's law

the idea that the work you have to do will increase to fill all of the time you have to do it in If you tell him you want the work done by tomorrow, he'll get it done this afternoon, if you tell him next Thursday, he'll spend a week on it. It's Parkinson's law.
See also: law

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TiarnÁN-Irish
Woodrow['wudrəu]
Bastienbas-TYAWNFrench
Eliezerel-ie-EE-zər (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ogechukwukama-Western African, Igbo
TheunTUUNDutch