Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lastminutitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: last-minu-ti-tis
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From last minute + -itis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: last minute

Usage

Questions

What does lastminutitis mean?: The tendency to leave the completion of tasks to the last minute.
Where does lastminutitis come from?: From last minute + -itis.

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