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

Boosters of the industry point to regulatory and financial hurdles that stand in the way of cost-effective mass production.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Tesla is entering a pivotal time over the next 18 months as it scales Robotaxi service with a soon-to-be introduced Cybercab at the same time as ramping mass production of its Optimus humanoid,” he wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Snowcap said risk production capability is an intermediate step before mass production and demonstrates the technology is stable enough for customers to begin designing real systems around it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The company will ramp up mass production of Coco 2 this summer, Rash said, aiming to produce 1,000 bots each month.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

If he had put out fifty of them it would have been a fortune, but Lee was a humble man who didn’t care for mass production.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck