Micawberism

The temptation is always towards Micawberism, a blind hope that something will turn up: the delusion that time will be your friend.

Gordon’s dilemma: lose now or lose later 2009

But for those who worry about scholarship, and intellectual life in general, the argument smacks of Micawberism: do nothing, and something might turn up.

The New Age of the Book Darnton, Robert 1999

One can only marvel at the Micawberism of some in the European press who continue to perform as cheerleaders for a dysfunctional and discredited system.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Jeff Randall 2011