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40% -- share of contract cycle time administrative delay for B2B contracts (2025)
Nearly 40% of the average B2B contract cycle time is pure administrative delay rather than negotiation.
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40%
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2025
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60
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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International Association for Contract and Commercial Management
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B2B contracts: 40% share of contract cycle time administrative delay. Source: International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/contract-admin-delay-share-2025
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/contract-admin-delay-share-2025" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- share of contract cycle time administrative delay for B2B contracts<br><small>Source: International Association for Contract and Commercial Management (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/contract-admin-delay-share-2025" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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