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In transit

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

phraseCore term

In logistics & supply chain, in transit means: Travelling between the place of departure and the destination; goods in transit have left the sender but have not yet been delivered.

In Turkish: yolda, transit halinde, taşınmakta

How it is used

Common as a status in tracking systems and emails: 'Status: in transit'. Also used in insurance and accounting, as in goods in transit insurance and inventory in transit. 'Damaged in transit' means damaged during the journey.

Example sentences

  1. Your order is in transit and should arrive within two working days.

  2. At any time, about a third of our stock is in transit from Asia.

Common collocations

  • goods in transit
  • damaged in transit
  • inventory in transit
  • in transit to
  • transit timeThe time goods spend travelling from the point of departure to the destination, not counting time for production, loading or customs.
  • tracking numberA unique number given to a parcel or shipment so that the sender, the receiver and the carrier can follow its progress online.
  • ETAShort for estimated time of arrival: the date and time when a ship, plane, truck or shipment is expected to arrive.
  • visibilityThe ability to see where goods, orders and stock are at any moment along the supply chain, usually through shared real-time data.
  • shipmentA quantity of goods sent together from one place to another, or the act of sending them, whether by road, sea, air or rail.

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