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student syndrome

student syndrome noun: the tendency not to apply oneself fully to a task until the last possible moment before a deadline.

Noun

student syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The tendency not to apply oneself fully to a task until the last possible moment before a deadline.
    • 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.2010, Eli B. Cohen, editor, Information in Motion, volume 7

Origin of student syndrome

In reference to academic deadlines set for students.

Questions about student syndrome

What does student syndrome mean?
Student syndrome means the tendency not to apply oneself fully to a task until the last possible moment before a deadline.
What part of speech is student syndrome?
Student syndrome is a noun.

Words near student syndrome in the dictionary

  1. student nation
  2. student nations
  3. student number
  4. student numbers
  5. student strikes
  6. student syndrome
  7. student teacher
  8. student teachers
  9. student union
  10. student union politics
  11. student unions

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