just in time UK US adjective [only before noun] (ABBREVIATION JIT) PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT
► relating to a manufacturing system in which parts and materials are delivered when they are needed, rather than before. Just-in-time systems reduce the cost of storing parts and materials and reduce waste: »
Selling direct to customers means the company can buy components on a just-in-time basis.
»a just-in-time delivery/inventory system
»just-in-time manufacturing/production
Financial and business terms. 2012.