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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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 Gathered around the plane are pilots and cabin crew, as well as two executives from Wizz Air, the low-cost Hungarian airline that is about to take delivery of it. —

Antonio Dini, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2024 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will take delivery of eight ships between 2026 and 2036 across its three brands. —

Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take delivery of

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