There is a... or there are five-six weeks lead time

[Ofelia1014]

I need to know which one is correct even if I know...there's (singular) and there're (plural)
1- There is a five-six weeks lead time.
2- There are five-six weeks lead time.
Thanks for your response.

[Kitosdad]

Good morning Ofelia1014, No1 seems to be far more suitable in my opinion.
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[Skrej]

The lead time is considered one single unit of time, regardless of how long it may be. 'Week' is a modifier here, so you don't have to worry about number agreement with the word 'week'.

Therefore, you have to say "There is a five - six week lead time."

When you're reading this sentence, you read the ' - ' as the word ' to '.

Alternately, you could say " There are five to six weeks of lead time."
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