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 handovers will see the first US owner take delivery of their new car and include an opportunity for the three new recipients to ride up the iconic Goodwood hill climb.
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Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The unit of Berkshire Hathaway is expected to take delivery of around 90 new private jets this year.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Boom aims to build the first prototype Overture engine by the end of the year and, if all goes according to the company’s very ambitious timeline, American Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL) and United Airlines could all take delivery of their very first Overtures by the end of the decade.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
However, according to Reuters, the country's three largest airlines had planned to take delivery of 179 planes between 2025 and 2027, and the market forms a central part of Boeing's long-term growth strategy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The unit of Berkshire Hathaway is expected to take delivery of around 90 new private jets this year.
—Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Boom aims to build the first prototype Overture engine by the end of the year and, if all goes according to the company’s very ambitious timeline, American Airlines, Japan Airlines (JAL) and United Airlines could all take delivery of their very first Overtures by the end of the decade.
—Edward Russell, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
However, according to Reuters, the country's three largest airlines had planned to take delivery of 179 planes between 2025 and 2027, and the market forms a central part of Boeing's long-term growth strategy.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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