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 airline is set to take delivery of a new Boeing 787 soon and will receive one plane a month for the next year, increasing to two planes a month at the end of 2026. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025 AerCap will pay Spirit $150 million as part of the agreement, under which Spirit would still plan to take delivery of 30 more airplanes, the company said. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025 Customers can expect to take delivery of the car this fall. Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025 After listing his 252-foot superyacht, Boardwalk, for sale for roughly $192 million, Fertitta is ready to take delivery of a new 384-foot boat from Lürssen in April. Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take delivery of

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“Take delivery of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20delivery%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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