pre·pro·duc·tion
| \ ˌprē-prə-ˈdək-shən
, -prō- \
, -prō- \
variants:
or less commonly pre-production
Definition of preproduction
: the process of planning or designing something (such as a product or film) prior to production
test-driving cars in preproduction visited possible filming sites during preproduction
—often used before another noun a preproduction prototypepreproduction meetings with the director
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“Preproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preproduction. Accessed 23 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of preproduction was in 1947
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