"lastminutitis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: last minute + -itis Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|last minute|itis}} last minute + -itis Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lastminutitis (uncountable)
  1. (informal) The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lastminutitis-en-noun-AJMRzPrW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -itis

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