take delivery of
idiom
formal
: to receive (something that is being delivered)
The city will take delivery of the vehicles tomorrow.
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Co-developed by India and Russia, the BrahMos makes the Philippines the first country to take delivery of the export version of the missile system, under a $375 million deal for three batteries.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
The airline is set to take delivery of a new Boeing 787 soon and will receive one plane a month for the next year, increasing to two planes a month at the end of 2026.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
AerCap will pay Spirit $150 million as part of the agreement, under which Spirit would still plan to take delivery of 30 more airplanes, the company said.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Customers can expect to take delivery of the car this fall.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2025
The airline is set to take delivery of a new Boeing 787 soon and will receive one plane a month for the next year, increasing to two planes a month at the end of 2026.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
AerCap will pay Spirit $150 million as part of the agreement, under which Spirit would still plan to take delivery of 30 more airplanes, the company said.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
Customers can expect to take delivery of the car this fall.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
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