assembly line
nounUK /əˈsɛmbli laɪn/
US /əˈsɛmbli laɪn/
A row of workers and machines that each do one small job to make a product step by step.
The toy cars move down the assembly line until they are finished.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A system where each person does one part of a job in order.
The school lunch works like an assembly line, with each helper adding one food.
3. A setup of machines and people arranged in order of work steps.
The new assembly line made the factory much faster.
4. Any process that moves step by step from start to finish.
Writing a book is like an assembly line of ideas, drafts, and edits.