student syndrome

English

Etymology

In reference to academic deadlines set for students.

Noun

student syndrome (uncountable)

The tendency not to apply oneself fully to a task until the last possible moment before a deadline.
- 2010, Eli B. Cohen (ed.), Information in Motion (volume 7)
  This initial research investigates three behavioral issues which may affect team member productivity in both a traditional waterfall project and in a Scrum project: the management of stress, the use of slack and the student syndrome.

Translations

tendency to apply oneself fully to a task at the last possible moment before a deadline

Chinese:
Mandarin: 學生拖延症, 学生拖延症 (xuésheng tuōyánzhèng)
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Finnish: viime hetken syndrooma
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