lead time

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === lead time (countable and uncountable, plural lead times) (idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== critical path turnaround time === References === “lead time”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Further reading === lead time on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === deli meat, meal-tide, mealtide