predelivery

Prior to dispatch

Predelivery describes the period or activities before something is delivered.

In automotive and aviation contexts, a predelivery inspection checks vehicles or aircraft before handover to customers.

In obstetrics, predelivery refers to the time before childbirth: predelivery care, predelivery complications.

In shipping and logistics, predelivery notification alerts recipients before packages arrive.

logistics

warehousing

Storing goods commercially

freight · packaging · labeling · staging · dispatch · inspection · manifest

pregnancy

nesting

Making a dwelling

midwife · doula · nursery · registry · checklist · trimester · gestation · contractions · amniocentesis · layette

vehicle

inspection

Formal assessment of condition

warranty · accessories · customization · paintwork · rustproofing · undercoating

anticipation

waiting

Remaining in expectation

uncertainty · countdown · expectation · planning · preparation · readiness · eagerness · impatience · nervousness · apprehension

Opposites
temporal sequence

predeliverypostdelivery

After something arrives

delivered · in-service

transaction phase

predeliverypostdelivery

After something arrives

received · on-site · deployed · operational

Family

deliver, delivery, delivered, delivering, deliveries, deliverer, deliverance, undelivered, redeliver

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G