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View synonyms for lead time

lead time

or lead-time

[ leed ]

noun

  1. the period of time between the initial phase of a process and the emergence of results, as between the planning and completed manufacture of a product.


lead time

/ liːd /

noun

  1. manufacturing the time between the design of a product and its production
  2. commerce the time from the placing of an order to the delivery of the goods
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lead time1

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

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