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单词 lead time
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Word forms: plural lead times
1. countable noun
Lead time is the time between the original design or idea for a particular product and its actual production.
[business]
They aim to cut production lead times to under 18 months.
2. countable noun
Lead time is the period of time that it takes for goods to be delivered after someone has ordered them.
[business]
Lead times on new equipment orders can run as long as three years. [+ on]

lead time in British English

(liːd)
noun
1.  manufacturing
the time between the design of a product and its production
2.  business
the time from the placing of an order to the delivery of the goods

lead time in American English

(lid)
Manufacturing
the period of time between the decision to make a product and the beginning of actual production

Examples of 'lead time' in a sentence
lead time

Production lead times have been cut by two weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There are long lead times in public works projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Luxury goods designers work on long lead times and plan many months ahead for their seasonal ranges.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It means longer lead times but it can be done.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It has long lead times for projects and ideas.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Innovative opportunities sometimes have long lead times.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
Big projects have long lead times.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The recent growth in other areas has been partly due to a long lead time in establishing strong relationships in industries outside motorsport.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Others may accept shorter credit, longer lead times or reduced warranty.
Tom Cannon Basic Marketing. Principles and Practice (1986)
It cannot introduce new rolling stock, except at a similarly long lead time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It cannot change the timetable except at two or three years' lead time.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The three years thereafter will not see much improvement, such is the long lead time on such projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Because of the high cost and long lead time to build new production facilities, chemical companies also suffer from wild swings in supply and demand.
Larry Downes THE STRATEGY MACHINE (2002)
Governments now are liable to find that such projects, which have long lead times, will have only a marginal effect on growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With long lead times needed for such projects, there are concerns that the 200 billion investment required over the next decade will not be made.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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