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Parkinson's law

noun [U]
 
 
/ˈpɑː.kɪn.sənzˌlɔː/ US  /ˈpɑːr.kɪn.sənzˌlɑː/ humorous

Definition

the idea that any piece of work will increase to fill as much time as you have to do it inPhilosophy
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