Delivery Time: Meaning, Usage and Examples

Meaning 1：delivery time (delivery time)

delivery time 🔊

/dɪˈlɪvəri taɪm/

The amount of time between when you order something and when it arrives at your address.

delivery time 🔊

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/dɪˈlɪvəri taɪm/

The duration from placing an order to receiving it at the specified location.

📁 Category：Transportation & Travel 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

"Delivery" from Latin "de-" (away) + "liberare" (to set free); "time" from Old English "tima" (period).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a countdown timer on a package: 'de-liver-y time' as the moment your liver (parcel) is freed from the shipping journey.

📖 Example

Can you tell me the estimated delivery time for my order? 🔊 Can you tell me the estimated delivery time for my order?

🔗 Collocations

estimated delivery time – the calculated time when a package will arrive

delivery time frame – the window of time during which delivery is expected

expected delivery time – the predicted arrival time provided by the seller

🔄 Synonyms

shipping time (n.) – the time taken for an item to be transported from seller to buyer

arrival time (n.) – the moment when a delivery reaches its destination

transit time (n.) – the duration a shipment spends in transit

🚫 Antonyms

pickup time (n.) – the time when a customer collects an item from a location

🌱 Derivatives

delivery (n.) – the act of bringing goods to a recipient

timely (adj.) – done or occurring at a suitable or opportune time

📖 Cultural Story

In e-commerce, 'delivery time' became a key metric with Amazon's rise in the 1990s, popularizing phrases like 'free shipping' and 'guaranteed delivery date,' now vital for customer satisfaction.