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Meanings of lead-in in English

The introductory section of a story.

Usage of lead-in in English
1
Not good, but it was the best lead-in he could think of.
Amagansett
2
That is the lead-in time needed to launch a world art tour.
The Irish Times
3
His answer was as perfect a lead-in as I could have scripted.
In the shadow of gotham
4
With virtually no distractions and no lead-in, they just laid it down.
The Irish Times
5
The lead-in time to final is very short, particularly for Galway.
The Irish Times
6
But George's lead-in question certainly didn't sound like a prelude to a rejection.
Riding rockets
7
During the 4-week lead-in period all patients received peginterferon plus ribavirin.
Pubmed
8
It would, though, give NBC News a strong lead-in to its convention coverage.
Reuters