couriering
Speedy parcel delivery
Couriering is the work of transporting documents or packages by personal delivery rather than through regular mail.
The term emphasizes speed and security—legal documents, medical samples, and sensitive materials often require couriering: She spent the afternoon couriering contracts across the city.
The word functions as both a gerund and present participle of courier used as a verb.
Goods being transported
- dispatchSend with speed
- handoverTransfer of control
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- packageWrapped item for delivery
parcel · consignment · freight · cargo · express · door-to-door · pickup · dropoff
Moving with haste
- quickMoving with speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- expeditiousDone with prompt efficiency
- swiftMoving with speed
prompt · rush · express · same-day · next-day · overnight · time-critical · on-demand
Product delivery infrastructure
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
- transportationMoving people or goods
shipping · forwarding · customs · import/export · tracking · 3PL · routing · fleet
One who sprints
- bearerOne who conveys something
- riderOne who mounts transport
- bike messengerDelivery person by bicycle
- dispatch riderMounted military courier
postman · carrier · deliveryman · errand runner · go-between · intermediary · envoy · page
shipment
Goods being transported
package · parcel · consignment · freight · cargo · express · door-to-door · pickup · dropoff · recipient
rapid
Moving with haste
- quickMoving with speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- expeditiousDone with prompt efficiency
swift · prompt · rush · express · same-day · next-day · overnight · time-critical · on-demand · instant
supply chain
Product delivery infrastructure
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- warehousingStoring goods commercially
- fulfillmentState of achieved purpose
transportation · shipping · forwarding · customs · import/export · tracking · 3PL · routing · fleet · dispatch center
runner
One who sprints
- bearerOne who conveys something
- riderOne who mounts transport
- bike messengerDelivery person by bicycle
dispatch rider · postman · carrier · deliveryman · errand runner · go-between · intermediary · envoy · page · express rider
- sendingmailing, shipping, emailing, dispatching, forwarding
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
courieringmailing
Sending via post
posting · shipping · bulk shipping · standard mail · warehousing
courieringreceiving
Acquiring what's sent
retaining · keeping · holding · withholding · collecting
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