time horizon
A time horizon is the magical line upon which one flings unwanted commitments into an unreachable future. It allows deadlines to hide beyond an invisible vanishing point, safely beyond anyone’s demands. In meetings it is praised as a grand vision, in practice it operates as an excuse engine for perpetual procrastination. More often than not it remains a convenient illusion, extending indefinitely without regard to actual deliverables. It grants its users a comforting belief that they can always do this tomorrow, while the real work quietly slips away like hourglass sand.