lastminutitis

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noun

The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute.

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Meanings

nounlastminutitis (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute.

    Alastair Campbell described lastminutitis at conference, with Tony Blair storming around shouting “Where’s the fucking speech?”

    2015 October 5, Simon Lancaster, “In need of a perfect conference speech, David Cameron? Here’s the recipe”, in The Guardian

Origin

From last minute + -itis.

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APA

lastminutitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastminutitis

MLA

“lastminutitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastminutitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lastminutitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lastminutitis.

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