take delivery of
idiom
formal
: to receive (something that is being delivered)
The city will take delivery of the vehicles tomorrow.
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Sales are transacted online, and customers arrive at a boutique, storefront, experience center or brand hub to take delivery of their new vehicle.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
And China is just beginning to take delivery of Boeing aircraft after a five year hiatus.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The demand is so strong that customers are even forking out a reservation fee now to take delivery of high-power transformers in 2030.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Auto News says some Toyota dealers tell them that customers are waiting two or three months just to take delivery of a new hybrid.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
And China is just beginning to take delivery of Boeing aircraft after a five year hiatus.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The demand is so strong that customers are even forking out a reservation fee now to take delivery of high-power transformers in 2030.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Auto News says some Toyota dealers tell them that customers are waiting two or three months just to take delivery of a new hybrid.
—Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Take delivery of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20delivery%20of. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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