"lastminutitis" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From 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
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