lead-up
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lead-up
1950–55; noun use of verb phrase lead up ( to )
Example Sentences
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The Home Office says there is evidence that sales of fake kits spike in the lead-up to tournaments, with a rise expected before next summer's World Cup.
From BBC
A local merchants association known as Somos los Callejones and the Los Angeles Tenants Union partnered with Councilmember Ysabel Jurado to host a street festival Saturday in an effort to attract customers in the lead-up to Black Friday.
From Los Angeles Times
But the lead-up to that undoing was all Madigan.
From Los Angeles Times
While out campaigning in the lead-up to the general election in June 2024, Ms Davies-Jones said she saw Ms Behit and Ms Ahmed with leaflets suggesting she was a "full-blown supporter of this genocide" - referring to the war in Gaza.
From BBC
A’zion has occasionally gotten anxious in the lead-up to the movie’s release.
From Los Angeles Times
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