lead-in
What precedes main
A lead-in is an introduction or opening that precedes the main content: After a brief lead-in, the host introduced the guest.
In broadcasting, a lead-in program airs before another to build audience: The sitcom served as a lead-in for the evening news.
Electrically, a lead-in is the wire connecting an antenna to a receiver.
Introductory book section
- preamblePreliminary statement before content
- openerWhat begins something
- openingGap or start
- setupHow something is arranged
context · prelude · prologue · foreword · segue · buildup · warm-up · preliminary
Introductory literary section
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- setupHow something is arranged
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
foreshadowing · flashback · context · preamble · antecedent · groundwork · premise · scene-setting
Distinct part of whole
- teaserSomething that piques interest
- introBrief opening section
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- headlineNews article title
soundbite · clip · montage · bumper · promo · voiceover · cue · package
Introductory orchestral piece
Unbroken passage between sections
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- pivotPoint of rotation
- shiftMovement or work period
- handoverTransfer of control
crossfade · passage · connection · link · flow · modulation · changeover · handoff
preface
Introductory book section
setup · context · prelude · prologue · foreword · segue · buildup · warm-up · preliminary · precursor
prologue
Introductory literary section
- backstoryCharacter's past narrative
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- setupHow something is arranged
framing · foreshadowing · flashback · context · preamble · antecedent · groundwork · premise · scene-setting
segment
Distinct part of whole
headline · soundbite · clip · montage · bumper · promo · voiceover · cue · package · standup
overture
Introductory orchestral piece
fanfare · flourish · riff · motif · upbeat · downbeat · cue · bridge
segue
Unbroken passage between sections
handover · crossfade · passage · connection · link · flow · modulation · changeover · handoff · gateway
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
- broadcast televisionnetworks, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox
- greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
- TV lingoon air, off air, showrunner, cliffhanger, cue
- TV seriesTV series, drama series, sitcom, soap opera, miniseries
- preliminarieswarmup, warm-up, qualifying exam, intro, preface
lead-inmain event
Featured performance or contest
headliner · centerpiece · main attraction · headline act · main act