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Definition Parkinson’s law in British English

Parkinson’s law noun

[uncountable]noun
/ˈpɑː(r)kɪnsənz ˌlɔː/
1

the theory that work always takes as long as the time that you have available to do it

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Definition Parkinson’s law in British English