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"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."
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"(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."
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"word": "délai de mise en œuvre"
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"word": "délai de livraison"
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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"word": "czas realizacji"
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"sense": "the amount of time between the initiation of some process and its completion",
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