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
Road freight transportation and express delivery from distribution centres last week were both stronger than a month earlier but still down sharply on year, Nomura Global Economics said.
From Reuters • May 26, 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
From April through October, packages shipped through FedEx and UPS’s express delivery services nationwide were delayed at rates on par with or higher than during the 2019 holiday season.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2020
This inquiry relates only to the cost of the simple transmission and delivery of the packet, and consideration of all other services, such as registration or express delivery, is excluded.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
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