just-in-time
just-in-time adjective: taking place at the time when it is needed, and not in advance.
Adjective
just-in-time (not comparable)
- Taking place at the time when it is needed, and not in advance.
- just-in-time learning
- Of a manufacturing system in which components are delivered at the precise time required, thus minimizing inventory carrying costs.
- Performing compilation of code on the client machine immediately before execution.
Synonyms of just-in-time
Words formed from just-in-time
Questions about just-in-time
- What does just-in-time mean?
- Just-in-time means taking place at the time when it is needed, and not in advance.
- What part of speech is just-in-time?
- Just-in-time is an adjective.
Words near just-in-time in the dictionary
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