How to Use lead time in a Sentence

lead time

noun

• We will need at least six months lead time before production begins.
• Same day orders can be placed with a two-hour lead time.
  — Brandon Patterson, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2018
• 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
• Overtime use also requires more lead time because orders can take longer.
  — Lauren Weber, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
• The lead time and the amount of work that goes into these paintings is extraordinary.
  — Samantha Conti, WWD, 25 June 2024
• Please allow up to 48 hours for orders to ship, longer lead times may apply seasonally.
  — fieldandstream.com, 26 July 2024
• The good news is that any major solar activity that could direct a coronal mass ejection toward Earth would be detectable with some lead time.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 July 2024
• Compared with his father, Kim Jong Il, the current dictator had little lead time before taking the reins.
  — Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, 28 Mar. 2018
• Li & Fung, a 20-year partner of Kohl's, is in the midst of a three-year plan to cut lead times by half and digitize its global supply chain for apparel.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• Li & Fung, a 20-year partner of Kohl’s, is in the midst of a three-year plan to cut lead times by half and digitize its global supply chain for apparel.
  — Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 21 Mar. 2018
• Scientists are now trying out new forecasting methods powered by artificial intelligence that could yield precious lead time ahead of these capricious and deadly storms.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 21 June 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 7 Oct 2024