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Parkinson’s law
Par·kin·son's law [ prkinssənz láw ]


noun 
Definition:
 
work expands to fill available time: the observation that work always expands to fill the time set aside for it
[Mid-20th century. After C. Northcote Parkinson (1909-1993), British historian]
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