lead time

Definitions

The time between the initiation and completion of a production process.

The latency between the initiation and execution of a process or the placement of an order and its delivery.

Examples

The manufacturer reduced the lead time for custom orders by optimizing their supply chain.

We need to account for a four-week lead time when planning the production schedule for the new product line.

Longer lead times for raw materials have caused significant delays in our assembly process.

Synonyms

turnaround time delivery time processing time latency wait time cycle time response time

Antonyms

instantaneous real-time immediate zero latency promptness instant delivery