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LEAD TIME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lead time mean?
• LEAD TIME (noun)
The noun LEAD TIME has 1 sense:
1. the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process
Familiarity information: LEAD TIME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
planning is an area where lead time can be reduced
Hypernyms ("lead time" is a kind of...):
interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)
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