How to Use lead time in a Sentence

lead time

noun
Definition of lead timenext
  • We will need at least six months lead time before production begins.
  • While many of the pies on this list ship within a few days, some have a longer lead time.
    — Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Keep in Mind: This bed has a lead time of eight to 12 weeks from the time of ordering.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Same day orders can be placed with a two-hour lead time.
    — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Muhammad ran a world-leading time to win the Olympic trials and earn a spot on the team.
    — Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The routines last only a minute or so, but there isn’t much lead time.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2022
  • For rural areas, the lead time can be as much as five days.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • These things take quite a bit of lead time, so the show had people out there already.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
  • In China, the cheaper models have a lead time of 2 days.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Nov. 2022
  • This has allowed it to slash lead times on about a third of its products to 11 weeks or less.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Why can't new shoe designs arrive on the shelf with less lead time?
    — Julie Kliegman, The Week, 26 Feb. 2018
  • And yes, the NWS has been on top of storm warnings -- offering lots of lead time.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 29 July 2023
  • It can be delivered anywhere in the world with a six-month lead time.
    — Liz Stinson, Curbed, 21 May 2018
  • Floods are harder, with a much shorter lead time, as storms or fronts stall.
    — Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 21 July 2021
  • The normal lead time for commercial ads was four to six months, and now it’s been cut down to two or three.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 26 May 2023
  • With high costs and long lead times, there is a risk of creating orphaned lanes.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Strong conceded that there was less lead time for the Jan. 3 snowstorm than is often the case.
    — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Each chair is made to order, so expect a lead time of six weeks, plus time for shipping.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Why does data indicate that the lead time has dropped since 2011?
    — USA Today, 17 June 2021
  • The offer is valid until the end of August and requires a 14-day lead time for booking.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes, 4 May 2021
  • Part of the problem is the lead time needed to make influenza vaccines.
    — Maggie Fox, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Interest in an item dropped by almost 40 percent when the lead time upped from two to five days.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022
  • The seven working days lead time allowed the company to pull shipments out in front of the lock down.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Wastewater testing can predict new outbreaks with a lead time of one to two weeks.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Start the process at least three months in advance of the actual holiday (giving more lead time for busier times of the year).
    — Danielle Sabrina, Forbes, 18 July 2022
  • Yes In our experience, the bigger the furniture, the longer the lead time, but that's where Amazon comes in.
    — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Last year this was much more present in the mind of the consumers and the ecosystem; although with the long lead time on products much of the broad strokes would have been in place before the rise of Covid-19.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Most of the changes affect TV productions as opposed to feature films, which have a much longer lead time.
    — Anousha Sakouistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The lead time is generally six to eight months out, with multiple fittings throughout the process.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Barclays concluded there’s muted demand across both Pro and base models due to shorter lead times compared with last year.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024

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