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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

juste à temps

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhyst a tã

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Just-in-time/ˌdʒʌst.ɪnˈtaɪm/
adjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'entreprise a mis en place un système juste à temps pour réduire les coûts."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Describing a production strategy where materials are delivered just as they are needed in the manufacturing process.

    "The company adopted a just-in-time inventory system to reduce waste and improve efficiency."
  2. 2

    Referring to a method of managing resources or tasks to ensure they are completed at the exact moment they are required.

    "Her just-in-time approach to studying helped her retain information better before exams."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English phrase meaning occurring or done at the exact required moment. It was popularized as a manufacturing and inventory control strategy (kanban system) developed by Toyota in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s before being adopted globally in Western industrial engineering.

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