Advertisement
Advertisement
lead time
[ leed ]
noun
- 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
/ ː /
noun
- manufacturing the time between the design of a product and its production
- commerce the time from the placing of an order to the delivery of the goods
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lead time1
Example Sentences
The alerts in some cases provided pivotal seconds of lead time — a heads-up that could be crucial in the event of a major earthquake.
Earthquakes are notoriously difficult to predict,, but the alert's lead time - about 15 seconds for Mr Manaugh - was enough to take action.
There are a number of scenarios in which California could get hours of lead time ahead of a damaging tsunami.
The long lead time for film development means that it’s too soon to tell whether the new administration — and Hollywood’s reaction to it — could have any effect on current or future projects.
“No one is honoring time limits, and the lead time to prepare faculty and staff,” said another principal.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse