lead-up
something that provides an approach to or preparation for an event or situation.
Origin of lead-up
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How to use lead-up in a sentence
My show follows the journey in the lead up to my first live shows that I performed in Scotland in the summer of 2013.
Exclusive: My Secret Struggle with Asperger's, By Susan Boyle | Susan Boyle | April 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolk Correctional Facility in Sanford, Florida—the same jail in which he was held during some of the lead-up to his July trial.
How George Zimmerman Ended Up Behind Bars Again | Jacqui Goddard | November 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in the lead-up to election night, some rebels even declared their preference for Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
Even in the lead-up to Illinois, local party leaders are finding it hard to muster enthusiasm for Mitt.
Fed-Up Press Ready to Call the Republican Race, But the Math Matters | John Avlon | March 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the lead up to this day, each student lists, in order of preference, the residency program that he or she would like to attend.
On Match Day, the Nation’s Medical Students Discover Their Residencies | Casey Schwartz | March 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
But—and I forbear to lead up to it artistically—I dissever myself from your chariot wheels.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonOn the outside, two small flights of steps, forming a semicircle, lead up to the top.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferMagnificent rows of steps, built of colossal stones, lead up to the houses and palaces, and artistically built gateways.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferIn exposition and argument it is better to lead up to an unwelcome truth than to announce it at once.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterPetros proposed to lead up the whole nation, duly armed, and to occupy this Gawar-Ushnu area.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
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