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title: "Lazy loading with next/dynamic"
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    title: "Lazy loading"
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    license: "MIT (vercel/next.js)"
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# Lazy loading with next/dynamic

**Answer:** `next/dynamic` combines React.lazy and Suspense so you can lazy-load Client Components and shrink the initial bundle.

## See also

- [nextjs-scripts](https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-scripts/)
- [nextjs-optimize-package-imports](https://iinventedlight.com/library/notes/nextjs-optimize-package-imports/)

## Claims

- id: C1
  claim: next/dynamic combines React.lazy and Suspense.
  source: S1
  evidence: "`next/dynamic` is a composite of [`React.lazy()`](https://react.dev/reference/react/lazy) and [Suspense](https://react.dev/reference/react/Suspense)."

- id: C2
  claim: Dynamic import a named export via the Promise.
  source: S1
  evidence: "To dynamically import a named export, you can return it from the Promise returned by"

- id: C3
  claim: Bundling combines app code and dependencies.
  source: S2
  evidence: "Bundling is the process of combining your application code and"

- id: C4
  claim: Bundles become optimized output files.
  source: S2
  evidence: "your application code and its dependencies into optimized output files"

## Sources

- [S1] Lazy loading. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/lazy-loading . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.

- [S2] Package bundling. Next.js docs. https://nextjs.org/docs/app/guides/package-bundling . License: MIT (vercel/next.js). Accessed 2026-11-09.


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