express delivery

collocation in English

meaningsofexpressanddelivery

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express
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ɪkˈspres/us
/ɪkˈspres/
moving or being ...
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delivery
noun
uk
/dɪˈlɪv.ər.i/us
/dɪˈlɪv.ɚ.i/
the act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places ...
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(Definition ofexpressanddeliveryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpress delivery

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Theexpressdeliveryservices provide facilities which are largely used by the public; and it would not be to the public interest to withdraw them.
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Every effort is being made to affordexpressdeliverywhere practicable.
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Regulation 26 concerns theexpressdeliveryof mail, and it seems extraordinary that second-class mail cannot be sent in this way.
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Theexpressdeliveryservices provide facilities which are largely used by the public; and it would not be to the public interest to withdraw them.
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We had however reservations about amendment 11 concerning theexpressdeliveryindustry.
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Every effort is being made to affordexpressdeliverywhere practicable.
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Theexpressdeliveryservice is not the answer.
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If courier andexpressdeliveryservices are frequently involved in serious accidents then it may well be justified to include them in the scope of this regulation.
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Expressdeliveryfirms, for example, have been working for years with computer systems covering the entire globe.
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I am sure that many people who have urgent parcels to send would very willingly pay a little more forexpressdeliveryif they knew that quick delivery was certain.
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Expressdeliveryin the early 19th century was virtually all done via horse, either via stagecoach or by riders.
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From 1855 letters were delivered to home addresses, trains started to carry letters, andexpressdeliverywas introduced in 1859.
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The airline also started anexpressdeliveryservices company in 1976 which still exists as of 2007.
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