The process of preparing the elements involved in a motion picture, theatrical play, or other performance.(noun)
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Use "pre-production" in a sentence
"Johnny Depp's "The Rum Diaries" seems to have been stuck in pre-production for ages now (since 2003 if you want to be really precise), but it may have just gotten a big push forward."
"As a pre-production wheel, this can be excused, but bear it in mind if you check them out in a bike shop."
"The other entry I saw, the 9.7-inch Hanvon ColorWISE reader, was again showing only in a limited pre-production model."