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countable and uncountable, plural lead times
(idiomatic) The amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion, e.g. the time required to manufacture or procure a product; the time required before something can be provided or delivered. quotations examples
With long lead times in timetable planning WMT [West Midlands Trains] has stated that the earliest it can recast the timetable will be May 2020.
2019 October, “Chase Line service to be split next May”, in Modern Railways, page 17