just-in-time

adjective

/ˌdʒʌst.ɪnˈtaɪm/ (also JIT)

Definition

› A just-in-time system of manufacturing (= producing goods) is based on preventing waste by producing only the amount of goods needed at a particular time, and not paying to produce and store more goods than are needed.Industry and industrial processes

(Definition of just-in-time adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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