lastminutitis

English

Etymology

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^[1]:

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