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
HoraceHAWR-əs (English), o-RAHS (French)English, French
Toribioto-REE-byoSpanish
Doru-Romanian
Danko-Croatian, Serbian
PlutoPLOO-to (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology
Tullio-Italian