led up; leading up; leads up
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
It’s been a long lead-up to Lady Gaga‘s new album Mayhem.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Audra Heinrichs, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Puts have been more popular than usual leading up to the event, though calls are still winning out on an absolute basis.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And those strained relations have colored the lead-up to this week’s CONCACAF Nations League final four at SoFi Stadium, where Canada will meet Mexico and the U.S. will face Panama in Thursday’s semifinals.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2025
It’s been a long lead-up to Lady Gaga‘s new album Mayhem.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Since then, Young hasn’t stopped releasing music, all leading up to her second album, This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway, last May.
—Audra Heinrichs, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
Puts have been more popular than usual leading up to the event, though calls are still winning out on an absolute basis.
—Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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