just-in-time

noun

ˈjəst-in-ˈtīm 

often attributive

: a manufacturing strategy wherein parts are produced or delivered only as needed

Examples of just-in-time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every manufacturer running just-in-time across a supply chain that touches the Gulf — automobiles, defense equipment, medical technology, construction materials — is now recalculating. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Domestic factories closed or moved offshore, and companies turned to just-in-time manufacturing and shipping, ostensibly as a way to save on costs. — Guru Madhavan, IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2026

Microsoft says Solara is being designed around a concept called just-in-time UI. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026

Fresh beef requires a strict just-in-time delivery system that leaves no margin for delay. — Pete Suerken, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for just-in-time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime