poor time management
Always behind schedule
Poor time management is the failure to use available time effectively, whether through procrastination, lack of planning, or misjudging how long tasks take.
The phrase often appears in self-help contexts or performance reviews: His poor time management led to missed deadlines.
Someone with poor time management chronically runs late, rushes at the last minute, or neglects important tasks while frittering away hours on trivial ones.
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- time crunchInsufficient period remaining
- running lateBehind expected arrival time
- lateNot on time
rushing · overwhelmed · scattered · disorganized · stressed · cramming · forgotten · overdue · chaotic · scrambling · distracted · behind · frantic · neglected · priorities · to-do list · calendar · schedule
- skill deficiencyincompetence, ineptitude, clumsiness, awkwardness, inexperience
- work flawsincompetence, underperformance, inefficiency, poor judgment, inadequacy
- ADHDADHD, hyperactivity, inattention, impulsivity, fidgeting
- learning mistakesprocrastination, cramming, skipping steps, ignoring feedback, copying
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
poor time managementefficiency
Productive without waste
punctuality · productivity · timeliness · self-discipline · prioritization
poor time managementpunctuality
Being on time
timeliness · dependability · reliability · meeting deadlines · promptness
poor time managementself-discipline
Regulating one's own behavior
organization · orderliness · productivity · efficiency · reliability
management, poorly, poorer, poorest, poorness, poverty, timing, timely, untimely