lead-up

[ leed-uhp ]

noun

1. something that provides an approach to or preparation for an event or situation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lead-up¹

1950–55; noun use of verb phrase lead up ( to )

Example Sentences

But in the lead-up to the show’s 10th season, producers approached Beauvais’ manager.

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Reinhold Mueller, who also claimed he was harassed and nearly “run off the road” in the lead-up to the trial, according to a civil lawsuit, police reports and a video reviewed by The Times.

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But after being very involved in the lead-up to the 2020 election, and feeling fatigued, she chose to take a step back from the group.

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But now, like a lot of Americans, she is conflicted about whether she should have done more in the lead-up to the 2024 election.

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Schiff, a former federal prosecutor, helped lead the House investigation into the Trump campaign’s dealings with Russia in the lead-up to and aftermath of the 2016 election.

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