parkinson's law

Parkinson's law

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Definitions of parkinson's law words

noun parkinson's law the statement, expressed facetiously as if a law of physics, that work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion. 1
noun parkinson's law the notion, expressed facetiously as a law of economics, that work expands to fill the time available for its completion 0
noun parkinson's law any of several satirical statements expressed as economic laws, as one to the effect that work expands to fill the time allotted to it 0

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Origin of parkinson's law

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; after C. N. Parkinson

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parkinson's law popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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