Usually means: Period preceding an event's occurrence.
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  1. lead up to: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lead up to: Merriam-Webster
  3. lead up to: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. lead up to: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lead up to: Wiktionary
  6. lead up to: Dictionary.com
  7. lead up to: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lead up to)

verb:  (idiomatic) To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
verb:  To precede in time.
verb:  To follow or mark a path toward.

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