: something (such as a television show or segment) that leads into something else
a lead-in to the commercial
lead-in
adjective
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This collaboration of two famous anime studios, Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam) and Khara (Evangelion, Shin Godzilla), is a lead-in film to a new TV series which will air later this spring.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Next in line is the Sixers-Celtics lead-in (5.16 million), followed by Spurs-Knicks in the Knickerbockers’ customary noon E.T. slot (4.91 million).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
How to watch the 2025 Oscars red carpet The official Oscars Red Carpet Show begins as a lead-in to the big show at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Other partnerships this year inside heavy promotion during ESPN’s coverage of the NBA on ABC earlier in the day, as a lead-in to Oscar night, and the return of ESPN’s Oscars Pick ‘Em game.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Next in line is the Sixers-Celtics lead-in (5.16 million), followed by Spurs-Knicks in the Knickerbockers’ customary noon E.T. slot (4.91 million).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
How to watch the 2025 Oscars red carpet The official Oscars Red Carpet Show begins as a lead-in to the big show at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Other partnerships this year inside heavy promotion during ESPN’s coverage of the NBA on ABC earlier in the day, as a lead-in to Oscar night, and the return of ESPN’s Oscars Pick ‘Em game.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Lead-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-in. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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