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lead up to

/ liːd /

verb

to act as a preliminary or introduction to
to approach (a topic) gradually or cautiously

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Prepare gradually for, result in gradually, as in These events clearly led up to the coup , or His remarks led up to the main point of the speech, that he was going to resign next year . [Mid-1800s]

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