undelivered
Americanadjective
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not sent, handed over, or delivered to the intended recipient or guardian.
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not carried out or acted upon, as a promise, project, etc.
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not uttered or spoken, as a speech, verdict, or a performance.
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conceived but not born (usually figuratively).
Example Sentences
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But the company is also delaying some deliveries of its 737 MAX jets after discovering scratched wiring on undelivered planes.
From Barron's
The company found scratched wiring in undelivered planes and said the delay could curb overall plane deliveries this month.
The plane manufacturer said Tuesday it found scratched wiring in undelivered planes and traced the problem to a machining error.
Two years later, with a backlog of more than $4 billion in undelivered orders, Rev Group hiked prices by 50% to 100%, the lawsuit alleges.
China, which represented over 20% of Boeing deliveries from 2010-2019, currently accounts for only about 2% of the undelivered aircraft backlog.
From Barron's
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