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What is another word for
leading up to
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Verb
Present participle for to culminate or end in a certain way or event
Present participle for to prepare or pave the way for something to occur
Present participle for to get to a place (or to a stage or occurrence)
Present participle for to introduce or approach the subject of, typically subtly or gradually
Present participle for to act as a preface or introduction to
Present participle for to occur before an event or time
Preposition
(
previous to
)
Coming or happening before
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to culminate or end in a certain way or event
culminating
climaxing
concluding
finishing
capping
ending
terminating
peaking
closing
coming to a head
winding up
capping off
ending up
closing with
concluding with
ending with
finishing with
reaching a finale
building up to
coming to a crescendo
rounding off
terminating with
topping off
rising to crescendo
reaching a pinnacle
crowning
coming to a climax
rising to a crescendo
coming to an end with
going the route
going over the mountain
ceasing
stopping
coming to an end
settling
rounding out
bringing to a close
drawing to a close
wrapping up
bringing to an end
closing out
reaching the zenith
hitting high spot
reaching a peak
reaching a crisis
reaching a critical point
reaching a crossroads
reaching a turning point
coming to the crunch
cresting
maximizing
US
maximising
UK
topping
maxing out
topping out
reaching a climax
reaching the top
breaking the record
reaching the high point
reaching its highest point
more ❯
“In our latest podcast, Nick talks about the failures that would
lead up to
his ultimate success.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to prepare or pave the way for something to occur
laying the groundwork for
setting the scene for
opening the way for
paving the way for
preparing the way for
gearing up
making ready
preparing for
preparing the ground
preparing the way
sowing the seeds
preceding
working up to
working round to
heralding
coming before
launching
paving the way
making provision for
putting things in order for
making preparations for
ushering in
doing the groundwork for
getting ready for
clearing the way for
smoothing the path of
laying the foundations for
“It will be found advisable for the teacher to
lead up to
the subject of commercial law with a series of illustrations and questions designed to bring out all of this essential preliminary information.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to get to a place (or to a stage or occurrence)
approaching
reaching
coming to
getting to
getting around to
coming near to
closing in on
advancing on
verging upon
coming towards
arriving at
bearing down on
drawing near
progressing toward
going toward
coming close to
heading for
moving in on
proceeding towards
focusing on
coming within reach of
converging on
surrounding
creeping up on
moving toward
moving towards
centring on
verging on
gaining on
bordering
going up to
centering on
coming at
making for
coming on to
advancing towards
“The road will
lead up to
a dirt road where you can park your car.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to introduce or approach the subject of, typically subtly or gradually
hinting
suggesting
implying
insinuating
intimating
inferring
alluding
signalling
UK
signaling
US
connoting
broaching
hinting at
alluding to
driving at
referring to
approaching the subject of
introducing the subject of
making overtures about
making advances about
tipping the wink
giving an inkling
putting flea in ear
giving someone to believe
saying in passing
referring to the fact
tipping off
indicating
adumbrating
meaning
giving someone to understand
touching on
leaking
getting at
cueing
angling
alluding to the fact
letting out of bag
making a reference to the fact
mentioning
letting it be known
exposing
giving a clue
dropping a hint
bringing up
tipping one's hand
whispering
reminding
foreshadowing
signifying
denoting
revealing
evincing
manifesting
pointing to
demonstrating
showing
making out
referring
representing
betokening
bespeaking
conveying the impression
displaying
expressing
purporting
imputing
ascribing
conveying
importing
evidencing
pointing
communicating
betraying
saying indirectly
giving a hint
pointing toward
imparting
declaring
warning
illustrating
intending
implicating
cluing
clueing
adverting
giving away
arguing
reflecting
symbolising
UK
symbolizing
US
telling of
attesting
pegging
making reference to the fact
giving the impression
bearing witness to
testifying to
buttoning down
pinning down
informing
proposing
alleging
claiming
drawing inference
rumoring
affirming
rumouring
asserting
airing
predicting
exhibiting
proclaiming
foretelling
spelling
leading to
announcing
spelling out
speaking of
evoking
presupposing
tipping someone the wink about
letting the cat out of the bag
spilling the beans
giving someone an inkling of
leaving evidence
leaving tracks
leaving trace
marking
testifying
making somebody believe
conjuring up
advising
witnessing
registering
recording
disclosing
proving
reading
promising
smacking of
typifying
shadowing
occurring
signposting
flagging up
signing
auguring
pointing at
pinpointing
made known
adding up to
cautioning
summoning up
reminding you of
calling up
bringing to mind
citing
forewarning
prompting
steering
leading to believe
putting one in mind of
putting you in mind of
calling to mind
putting someone in mind of
making you think of
pointing in direction of
introducing
tipping
designating
making
clueing in
giving the low-down
talking about
tagging
leading
offering
tabbing
naming
fingering
adverting to
giving the idea
making allusion
making reference
mentioning in passing
putting one's finger on
putting down for
drawing attention to
mentioning en passant
referring in passing
speaking briefly of
making an allusion to
making a passing reference
leading to the belief
leading you to believe
more ❯
“Now what I'm trying to
lead up to
here is that I was living a completely different life to his.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to act as a preface or introduction to
prefacing
introducing
preceding
opening
launching
beginning
starting
commencing
prefixing
adding
leading
ushering
premising
prologuing
leading into
starting off
putting in front
Verb
▲
Present participle for to occur before an event or time
preceding
anteceding
foregoing
antedating
predating
preexisting
forerunning
foreshadowing
anticipating
pacing
harbingering
presaging
ushering
prevening
heralding
going before
coming before
coming first
heading up
leading to
ringing in
going ahead of
going in advance of
paving the way
ushering in
taking precedence
preparing the way for
setting the scene for
paving the way for
Preposition
▲
(
previous to
)
Coming or happening before
previous
before
preceding
ahead of
anterior to
earlier than
in advance of
prior to
previous to
afore
fore
'fore
ere
to
till
of
by
up to
ante-
in preparation for
in anticipation of
pre-
preparatory to
in expectation of
until
sooner than
in the lead-up to
preceding the
no later than
antecedent to
in front of
to the fore of
preliminary to
on the eve of
since
at
not later than
in good time for
followed by
waiting for
just before
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