mass production

American  

noun

1. the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.

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mass production Cultural  

1. The manufacture of goods in large quantities by machinery and by use of techniques such as the assembly line and division of labor.

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Etymology

Origin of mass production

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Moreover, the Thai company will begin mass production for a secured deal, utilizing the roughly 60%-80% increase in capacity at Hana Technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in 2023 that the country should achieve mass production of humanoid robots by 2025 and make them “an important new engine of economic growth” by 2027.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Kim expects Hyundai Mobis to complete its development of actuators for Atlas humanoid robots within this year before launching mass production.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

This undermined efficiency, and Ben Franklin’s maxim that “time is money External link” is especially true with the small margins of mass production.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The principle of mass production at last applied to biology.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley