on order

1. Requested but not yet delivered, as in Our new sofa is on order. This term is always used for goods of some kind, the noun order having been used in the sense of “a commission for goods” since the early 1800s.

Example Sentences

The two biggest ships on order—a pair of liquefied natural gas carriers—will be made almost entirely in South Korea, according to the shipyard’s owner, Hanwha Group.

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It may have been the wine and it may have been curiosity, but another afternoon snack was on order.

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But this week's delivery, grown in the fields of Lincolnshire, is the last one on order for Vivergo Fuels.

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As a result, 1,024 new superyachts were built or on order around the world in 2022, a 25% jump from 2021, and a then all-time high, according to Boat International's figures.

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Originally planned to be delivered by 2021, delays and cost overruns for the estimated $4bn construction programme have made it less likely that the two new planes on order will be available for much, if any, of Trump's second term in office, which expires in January 2029.

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