mass production

noun

: production of goods in considerable quantities usually by machinery

Beginning with the mass production of cotton clothing, the Industrial Revolution produced a parade of synthetic fabrics, including nylon and rayon.

—Joseph A. Amato

Despite the larger commercial space, Sans Souci maintains their artisanal philosophy: no machines, no preservatives, and no mass production. Everything is hand-dipped and cut.

—Amy Johansson

We learned about the railroad … and the way the mass production of nails revolutionized the building of balloon-frame houses …

—David Updike

Examples of mass production in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company added that its flagship MTT S5000 GPU has entered mass production and delivers computing efficiency comparable to leading international products. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

Wu noted that the site's first facility is already in mass production, with the second expected to begin shortly. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Rescuers said the incident occurred at a facility that is used for the mass production of food products. — Steven Yablonski, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026

The origins of modern copyright lie in 15th-century Europe, when a technological breakthrough — the advent of the printing press — enabled the mass production of literary works for the first time. — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mass production

• coproduction
• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• postproduction
• preconstruction
• preproduction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction