ADJ
express, fast, immediate, prompt, quick | late | morning, next-day
recorded, scheduled, special
I sent the contract by recorded delivery so the company couldn't claim they never received it.
guaranteed
We offer guaranteed delivery within five business days or your money back.
safe
mail, milk, newspaper
The milkman stopped our milk delivery after we moved to a new house.
service
The hospital improved its patient care by investing in better service delivery across all departments.
VERB + DELIVERY
do, make
The bakery makes deliveries to restaurants every Tuesday and Thursday.
accept, take
We took delivery of our new sofa yesterday afternoon after waiting three weeks.
DELIVERY + NOUN
van | date, schedule, time
boy, man
The delivery man brought our groceries to the kitchen door this morning.
charge | service
PREP
for ~
The bakery has fresh bread ready for delivery every morning before 9 AM.
on ~
You can collect your online order on delivery, and the driver will wait while you check the contents.
~ to
We arranged delivery to the office before the end of the week.
ADJ
large, small
VERB + DELIVERY
get, receive
I got a delivery of groceries this morning and the milk was still cold.
ADJ
difficult, easy | preterm | breech | vaginal | Caesarean
forceps, ventouse
My sister had a ventouse delivery because the baby needed extra help coming out.
VERB + DELIVERY
have
After months of pregnancy, Maria was relieved to have a straightforward delivery at the hospital.
DELIVERY + NOUN
room