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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The online ticketing platform is facing a flood of complaints and a proposed federal class-action suit over undelivered tickets for the World Cup and other major events, reports Hanna Krueger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The business absorbed costs from ramping up its manufacturing operations in a bid to chip away at its multibillion-dollar backlog of undelivered planes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Where once they promised short-term pain for long-term gain, do they now offer instant satisfaction that is almost always undelivered?
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
China accounted for more than 20% of Boeing deliveries from 2010 to 2019, but it is only about 2% of the current backlog of undelivered aircraft.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
Sherman sent soldiers to guard the jail and protect the shooter from the angry crowd, just as Guiteau asked the general to do in his undelivered note.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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