LEAD TIME

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process

Example:

planning is an area where lead time can be reduced

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("lead time" is a kind of...):

interval; time interval (a definite length of time marked off by two instants)

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