led up; leading up; leads up
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Building an eclectic resume at a young age certainly paid off for Harper, who spent the lead-up to releasing Silo Park on tour with Balu Brigada — performing double duty as an opening act and the band's keys player.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The events take place over a five-day period leading up to Halloween, 1982.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The idea is to expose the show to new viewers who perhaps haven’t caught it yet on streaming, and also use the linear run as a bit of a marketing lead-up to the January premiere of Season 2 on HBO Max.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
Building an eclectic resume at a young age certainly paid off for Harper, who spent the lead-up to releasing Silo Park on tour with Balu Brigada — performing double duty as an opening act and the band's keys player.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Parente, a former federal prosecutor, has often described the incident leading up to the shooting as nothing more than a minor car accident.
—Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The events take place over a five-day period leading up to Halloween, 1982.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Lead-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lead-up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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lead up
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: to make a gradual approach to a topic
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