Lead-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lead-up is a noun meaning An event, or sequence of events, that leads up to something; the period during which these events occur.
Meaning
An event, or sequence of events, that leads up to something; the period during which these events occur.
Example Sentences
Retailers get a lot more business in the lead-up to Christmas.
The Tertiary is the lead-up to the extinction event that will take centre stage in later chapters: the megafauna extinctions.
If the crust does behave as a CP system, stress correlation lengths should grow in the lead-up to large events through the action of small to moderate ruptures and drop sharply once a large event occurs.
While testing the stability of the exchange rate regime in the market is clearly important in the lead-up to adopting the euro, such a test is certainly possible in the context of a CBA: the current account position, the level of reserves, monetary aggregates, growth performance, and interest rates provide clear indications of whether exchange rates are at appropriate levels.
Word Forms
- lead-ups
- leadup
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preparing, prelude, anticipation, prior, preparatory, prediction.
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