express delivery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of express delivery
First recorded in 1890–1895
Example Sentences
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He had to splurge on an express delivery company because ordinary services were either too busy or didn’t have enough staff.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022
Some voters have resorted to paying extra for express delivery through private mail carriers, checking their ballot trackers daily and calling their local elections offices to make sure their ballots arrived.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2021
And express delivery within two hours is available, under the same conditions, for customers who order by 1 p.m. local time through Thursday.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2020
That is the calibre of person who, in the age of express delivery, is working on sciencing-up the plain cardboard box.
From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2019
Similarly in the British postal service, express delivery is a special and immediate delivery of a letter, parcel, &c. , by an express messenger at a particular increased rate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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