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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Starting in 2025, Southwest will take delivery of new Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX-8 airplanes, both of which will showcase the brand-new seat design.
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Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
The line will take delivery of the Disney Destiny next year, the brand announced Wednesday.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
The Postal Service plans to take delivery of 66,000 electric vehicles over five years.
—David Sharp, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
Retailers are also placing overseas orders as ocean carriers take delivery of a record number of new containerships.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
The average Soviet citizen typically waited years to take delivery of a small Zhiguli – based on a Fiat design – while the more substantial Volga sedan was mainly reserved for official use.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2023
Hertz spokesperson Lauren Luster said the company expects to have about 10,000 GM EVs in its fleet by year-end and will continue to steadily take delivery of a range of EV models from GM in 2024 and beyond.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
Even people who take delivery of new apartments are often reluctant to spend money on painting and furnishing.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
News of reduced output in Shanghai comes on the heels of last week’s report that Tesla was offering US consumers a $7,500 discount to take delivery of its two highest-volume models before year-end, combining to intensify concerns that demand is ebbing.
—Time, 27 Dec. 2022
Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
The line will take delivery of the Disney Destiny next year, the brand announced Wednesday.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
The Postal Service plans to take delivery of 66,000 electric vehicles over five years.
—David Sharp, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
Retailers are also placing overseas orders as ocean carriers take delivery of a record number of new containerships.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2024
The average Soviet citizen typically waited years to take delivery of a small Zhiguli – based on a Fiat design – while the more substantial Volga sedan was mainly reserved for official use.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Sep. 2023
Hertz spokesperson Lauren Luster said the company expects to have about 10,000 GM EVs in its fleet by year-end and will continue to steadily take delivery of a range of EV models from GM in 2024 and beyond.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2023
Even people who take delivery of new apartments are often reluctant to spend money on painting and furnishing.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
News of reduced output in Shanghai comes on the heels of last week’s report that Tesla was offering US consumers a $7,500 discount to take delivery of its two highest-volume models before year-end, combining to intensify concerns that demand is ebbing.
—Time, 27 Dec. 2022
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