Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion
Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. General recognition of this fact is shown in the proverbial phrase "It is the busiest man who has time to spare."
Week by week my orders grew, and the flat of the old mill soon assumed a very busy aspect.
Organizational busy work tends to expand to fill the working day.
Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases.
