mass production

noun

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

mass production

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mass production¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Google itself has taken a break and put plans for mass production on hold.

From The Daily Beast

Its adaptability and breeding capabilities ensured that it would be selected for mass production on an unimaginable scale.

From The Daily Beast

“It was almost like mass production of a car,” Trump testified.

From The Daily Beast

It ordered mass production of AK-47s for widespread issue to Soviet conscripts.

From The Daily Beast

The mass production we see in the early work is notably absent—nothing is repeated, nothing is “Pop.”

From The Daily Beast

The history of mass-production methods in the making of bibliographies has not yet been written.

From Project Gutenberg

It is not entirely clear whether Ersch himself had already adopted something like mass-production methods.

From Project Gutenberg

And in no time, penicillin was in mass production, saving untold thousands of lives.

From Project Gutenberg

That I am interested in the mass production of fabricated houses.

From Project Gutenberg

We must reorganize the repairing of our rolling-stock, on the basis of the mass production of spare parts.

From Project Gutenberg