delivery

UK /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ US /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/

noun 5

Definitions

noun

The act of conveying something.

The delivery was completed by four.

delivery of a nuclear missile to its target

The item which has been conveyed.

Your delivery is on the table.

The act or process of a mother giving birth.

Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition

The delivery was painful.

A pitching motion.

His delivery has a catch in it.

A thrown pitch.

Here is the delivery; ... strike three!

Collocations

(noun.) act of delivering sth

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.

(noun.) goods delivered

ADJ

large, small

VERB + DELIVERY

get, receive

I got a delivery of groceries this morning and the milk was still cold.

(noun.) giving birth to a baby

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

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — recovery or preservation from loss or danger

noun — (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a

pitch

noun — the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or

bringing

noun — the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) fr

livery

noun — your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself o

speech

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

special delivery

A kind of postal service in which, for an extra fee, letters and packages are delivered in a highly expedited manner by a special courier.

The pick of the output of the French and German toymakers was rushed by special delivery to the mansion; but Rachel refused to be comforted.

Example Bank

The delivery was completed by four.

Wiktionary

delivery of a nuclear missile to its target

Wiktionary

Your delivery is on the table.

Wiktionary

A delivery man is dropping off an arrangement of artificial flowers.

Tatoeba · #18873

You can use the delivery service for a small additional charge.

Tatoeba · #29126

If I'm away from home for a period of time, I will stop mail delivery.

Tatoeba · #31062

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