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express delivery

American  

noun

British.
  1. special delivery.


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

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

The Postal Service paid Armstrong’s team $32.3 million between 2000 and 2004 to ride under the service’s blue and white express delivery logo.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2018

In a decade or two overhead transit will become the main factor in the express delivery of passengers, mails, and goods.

From Aviation in Peace and War by Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir

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