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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Two years later, with a backlog of more than $4 billion in undelivered orders, Rev Group hiked prices by 50% to 100%, the lawsuit alleges.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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
It said its inquiry, which heard from experts and organisations in the field, found numerous examples of "delays, undelivered commitments, and missed deadlines".
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025
The cash-flow drag from 11 newly built but undelivered 777 freighters would translate to roughly $1.16 billion, according to George Ferguson, analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024
It’s probably best that these words will end up suffocating in a pile, undelivered.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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