lead-up

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noun lead-ups · leadup

An event, or sequence of events, that leads up to something; the period during which these events occur. Retailers get a lot more business in the lead-up to Christmas.

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@misc{lead_up_2026,
  title = {lead-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lead-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}