lead up to

Definitions

1. 1

   To set in motion

   To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.

   • North not only makes Hoover primary in the FBI's complicity in the cover-up, a fairly common mistake, but also attempts to implicate Hoover in events leading up to the assassination.
2. 2

   To precede in time.

   • With these objectives we examine developments in the years leading up to and including 43 episodes of financial sector distress or crisis (including episodes of repeat crisis) in a total sample of 50 countries.
   • Before the event, the players sometimes attempt to integrate certain equipment or shots into their repertoire in events that lead up to the major.
   • While you imagined the white sand beaches, the sun warming your skin, and the sound of the waves crashing, your workdays leading up to your departure went by faster, you worked harder, and you were happier.
3. 3

   To follow or mark a path toward.

   • A keen sportsman, he had draped half the walls of his palace with tiger skins, while several more skins were laid end to end to lead up to the throne.
   • More Georgia red clay brick lead up to a screened sun porch, even the brick work was bulging upward at the base.

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