awaiting pickup

Ready for retrieval

Awaiting pickup describes items ready to be collected by the intended recipient.

The phrase appears on order status screens, package tracking, and prescription notices: Your order is awaiting pickup at the front desk.

It signals that processing is complete and the item sits waiting for someone to come get it.

Related
  • readySuitable for use now
  • holdingMaintaining physical possession
  • will callPre-purchased items awaiting collection
  • packageWrapped item for delivery
  • parcelWrapped item for shipping

curbside · counter · front desk · locker · package room · collection · pending · on hold · queue · order · notification · reserved · standby · delivery · fetch · retrieve · mailroom · post office

Categories
Opposites
fulfillment status

awaiting pickuppicked up

Took hold of

delivered · collected · received · claimed · retrieved

movement/transit status

awaiting pickupin transit

Being transported somewhere

shipped · en route · out for delivery · on the way · dispatched

Family

await, awaiting, awaited, awaits, wait, waits, waited, waiting, waiter

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G