express delivery
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of express delivery
First recorded in 1890–1895
Example Sentences
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The company has expanded its express delivery service nationwide, meaning nearly everything in its store can be delivered in three hours or less, McPhail said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
These layoffs are part of an initiative aimed at streamlining package pickups and deliveries by merging ground and express delivery networks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At one point, Ms. Winkky received an email saying “due to the Hot sale overload ordering and the impact of the pandemic, the express delivery speed will be delayed, please be patient.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
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
I happen to know they've arrived, by express delivery.
From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
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