noun
1 act of delivering sth; goods delivered
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ express , fast , immediate , prompt , quick
▪ on-time ( esp. AmE )
▪ late
▪ morning , next-day , overnight
▪ recorded ( BrE ) ( certified mail in AmE ) , scheduled , special
▪
Ensure all material is properly packed and sent by recorded ~.
▪ guaranteed
▪
guaranteed express ~ to over 170 countries
▪ efficient
▪
We need more efficient ~ of humanitarian aid.
▪ safe
▪ mail ( esp. BrE ), newspaper , pizza
▪
All mail deliveries were suspended during the strike.
▪
a pizza ~ boy
▪ home
▪
We offer free home ~.
▪ service
▪
The cuts will inevitably impact on service ~.
▪ health-care
▪ content
▪
Digital content ~, especially music and video, is the next big business.
VERB + DELIVERY
▪ do , make
▪
We do all our deliveries in the mornings.
▪ accept , take
▪
The government has now taken ~ of the new fighter planes.
▪ get , receive
▪
We receive only one ~ of books per week.
▪ guarantee
▪
We guarantee ~ before 9 a.m. the next day.
▪ ensure
▪
Order by 30 November to ensure ~ by Christmas.
▪ enhance , facilitate , improve
▪
We have invested to improve service ~.
▪ speed , speed up
▪ delay
▪ await
▪
We are awaiting ~ of some new office furniture.
DELIVERY + NOUN
▪ truck ( esp. AmE ), van
▪ date , schedule , time
▪ route
▪ boy , guy ( AmE , informal ), man
▪
He was employed at the local grocery store as a ~ boy.
▪ charge
▪ service
▪ mechanism , method , system
▪
an electronic message ~ system
PREPOSITION
▪ for ~
▪
completed orders for ~
▪ on ~
▪
Please pay the driver on ~.
▪ ~ to
▪
The company offers free ~ to your home.
2 giving birth to a baby
ADJECTIVE
▪ difficult , easy
▪ premature , preterm
▪ breech
▪ vaginal
▪ Caesarean , Caesarean-section , C-section ( AmE )
▪ forceps
▪
The figures show an increase in forceps deliveries.
VERB + DELIVERY
▪ have
▪
She had a very easy ~ with her second child.
DELIVERY + NOUN
▪ room