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Estimated delivery date

Meaning in e-commerce, with examples

nounCommon term

In e-commerce, estimated delivery date means: The day or date range on which a customer can expect an order to arrive, shown before purchase and in shipping messages.

In Turkish: tahmini teslim tarihi, tahmini teslimat tarihi

How it is used

Shown on product pages, at checkout and in tracking emails. Shortened to EDD or ETA. Stores show, calculate or update the estimated delivery date; missing it is a common reason for support tickets.

Example sentences

  1. Showing an estimated delivery date on the product page improved our conversion rate.

  2. Because of the storm, the estimated delivery date has moved to Friday.

Common collocations

  • estimated delivery date
  • show the delivery date
  • miss the delivery date
  • delivery window
  • shippingSending orders to customers by a delivery company, and also the fee or service option for doing so, such as standard or express shipping.
  • tracking numberA unique code a carrier gives to a parcel so that the seller and the customer can follow where it is until delivery.
  • order confirmationThe message or page that tells a customer their order has been received, with the order number, items, total paid and delivery details.
  • order statusThe current stage of an order, such as pending, processing, shipped, delivered, cancelled or returned, shown to the customer and the store team.
  • carrierA company that picks up parcels from sellers and delivers them to customers, such as a national post service or a private courier company.

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